Update and help

[Scottc]

Hello. I am Scott and have posted on the site before. I was diagnosed with Hughes and fibromyalgia. I live in the US and the knowlegde about the disease isn't like it is overseas.

I am on warafin, plaquenil, alprazolan and recently ambien. The dr lowered my plaquenil and my lymph nodes started to swell then got what I think is a kidney infection and had blood in my urine. It seems if I get any infections my body go crazy. My questions

1) does a bacteria that infection cause the Hughes to act up and cause the blood to thicken

2) I see a onacoligist/hemotologist the following week so any advise would be appreciated. My rheumatologist have mention something about heparin. I think when I get sick my blood thickens, could this be true or is it the infection and fever. I don't have a self tester so I don't know.

3) Also they say I have IBS but I don't get an upset stomach but it like my stomach is having spasms causing swelling in my stomach and gas.

Any opinion would be appreciated. I have gained so much knowlegde from here already.

Thanks

Scott

[Manofmendip]

Hi

I totally agree with what my colleague, APsnotFab has suggested.

Dave

[Scottc in reply to Manofmendip]

Thank you

[HollyHeski Administrator]

Hi, yes our blood thickens and flares up when we have viral or bacterial infections, I have Aps and sjrogens, your symptoms sound familiar. Totally agree with Apsnotfab's answer, couldnt be worded better. Good advice to follow...

[Scottc in reply to HollyHeski]

Thank you for your help, glad I not crazy that this is a system.