should i tell my roommate?

[unspeakablejoy]

hey angels. i'm in college, and i have a roommate. we have seperate bedrooms, and we share a bathroom..not that that matters. lol. but, i was thinking the other day, if i should tell her that i have lupus?

i mean, what is something were to happen...she'd have contact numbers and everything. i should tell her, right?

[SandyR]

hi unspeakablejoy,
I love your username! Welcome to WHL. you could give her your emergency information with or without specifying your medical background. whichever is more comfy for you. You should also keep a list of the meds you are on and the doses and the doctors names and numbers who perscribed them on the same sheet with the emergency contact info you give her so that, God forbid, she does need to use your emergency contact list, she will also be able to answer the question about what meds you are on.

[Leksie]

I agree with Sandy, one of the worst experiences I had was when I was rooming with my brothers girlfriend and one night I heard her calling my name, I thought I was dreaming until I heard it faintly again. When I went into the livingroom she was on the floor unresponsive. I started to freak out, she was breathing, but I couldn't get her to open her eyes, they just kept rolling back into her head. I called my brother who was out of state at the time (in retrospect I should have called 911) but he told me to get some sugar and put it on her tongue. I had no idea she was diabetic!! Seconds after the sugar she woke up and told me to get her water and put sugar in it. I stayed up watching her the rest of the night. One of the scariest moments for me. So even if you don't tell her everything so should at least know how to get the information should something happen to you. Good luck!