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2 hours agoChar458 answered Do I have Lupus?Hi everyone thanks for your reply's!!! I have been referred to a rheumatologist who isn't too sure what it is and has repeated the ANA blood tests. I am apparently being referred to have a stomach scan but that will probably won't be for a few mo... - continue reading... -
2 hours agoI was once told that if we have a sense of the absurd we can survive anything. During my most recent really difficult flare (am at the tail end thank goodness) my right hand and forearm ballooned and was burning hot. However, my left hand remain... -
3 hours agoHi Paul, many thanks for replying to me. Could you please tell me where UCLH is as i've not heard of it before? Thank you. - continue reading... -
5 hours agoPurpletop answered Do I have Lupus?Start keeping a log of the symptoms and when they have occurred. A GP would probably think that 8 weeks of such heightened activity in your body is a bit too sudden and will either tell you that is stress or a virus and send you home to wait for f... - continue reading... -
8 hours agoExisting62 responded to So many symptoms..is this usual?I'm not sure how medical issues are handled in the UK. My Granddaughter was treated@Children's Hospital Milwaukee,Wisconsin USA. After having 6 seizures in my arms we rushed her to the ER@Children's where she met the criteria for admission.My son-... - continue reading... -
9 hours agoExisting62 responded to So many symptoms..is this usual?a_Scot;I was thinking the same as you.My 2yr.old Granddaughter has a rare form of epilepsy.In my opinion it sounded like it could possibly be a seizure. I'm by no means a Dr.or Specialist.Just a loving Nana who researched everything possible on se... - continue reading...
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9 hours agoHi goldengirl101, I'm afraid I don't know a lupus specialist in Kent. I think that possibly the closest to you would be Professor Isenberg's lupus unit at UCLH. It may be worth asking for a referral there if you are able to travel into London still. - continue reading... -
10 hours agosezzie responded to Is this lupus?Hi whitecat, I agree with the other 2 posts. You are presenting some lupus symptoms but unfortunately lupus is so hard to diagnose and it mimics so many other diseases. I agree that a referral to a rheumatologist would be best. I hope this helps ... - continue reading...
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11 hours agoJJKANE answered Do I have Lupus?The only thing that concerns me about your symptoms is when you say your face has drooped. Have you been to the GP . There are things called TIA which are like mini strokes, and although your other symptoms are indicative to some form of systemic ... - continue reading... -
12 hours agomisty14 responded to Is this lupus?Hi Whitecat I completely echo what Paul at Lupus Uk has said. You need a referral to a Rheumatologist who Will be able to advise and hopefully treat you. Good Luck. X - continue reading... -
12 hours agomisty14 answered Do I have Lupus?Hi Char458 What a horrible collection of symptoms for you. Whilst I can't say if it's Lupus or not , it must be one of these auto-immune illnesses for you to have 2 positive Ana's. You need a referral to a Rheumatogist who might be able to diagnos... - continue reading...
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17 hours agowotshernameagain answered Ive just been diagnosed with mild Lupus! Im currently feeling confused! Ive been in a lot of pain for 2yrs!!Hi Vonnie80 I was recently put on a high dose of steroids and its only now that I can fully appreciate how bad I was feeling. Because the pain and the fatigue sets in slowly I it was my new normal, I couldn't remember not feeling pain when i moved... - continue reading... -
18 hours agoa_Scot responded to Colloidal silica[quote=" chlorophyle"] ... Last week I tried a new generic. Same result- woke up in the night, feeling horrendous. The next day I had back-ache for the first time in 12 months and painful ankles (a new one for me). I looked at my patient leaflets ... - continue reading...
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