autoimmune left or right bias?

[Stills]

Adult Onset Stills Disease is categorised as autoimmune /auto inflammatory. Over the years I’ve developed several other AI conditions such as Interstitial Cystitis and Lichen Sclerous. I have fungal nail disease on my left foot, gout in left toe, finger warts on my left hand, over growth of soft gum tissue on the left side of my gum and when my skin flares its worst on the left….. my question is can AI conditions be side biased this way?

Looking ahead to the shingles vax at 65 I’m wondering what to expect. I believe shingles attacks an area of your body and wonder if my left side will attract it so to speak.

I’m probably talking rubbish especially as my rheumatoid condition in the first instance attached joints bilaterally. These days the pain appears at will wherever it wishes but is equally debilitating left and right sides and trigger finger (DC) is present in both hands.

Does this make me a lefty ha ha

[SheffieldJane]

I have got loads of health niggles, mostly on the right. Maybe you are on to something?

[Stills in reply to SheffieldJane]

Interesting isn’t it, even when my Lichen Sclerosus flares it’s always visible on the left side.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Apparently the onset of one symptom of MS is usually one-sided.

[Stills in reply to PMRpro]

Yes, my daughter in law’s symptoms of MS unconfirmed as yet are all on one side

[stiff19]

Interesting as though I have problems both sides my right side is affected more so and always has been. I often wonder if this is something causing more problems one side or if a weakness that side makes it seem worse. My ptosis is right side, and weaker re muscles that side ,my right hand points to the right, my calf pains are the right side, my neck pains right side ,skin worse right side , foot worse right side and more yet both sides afflicted.it does and you do raise a good question

[WilfDog]

Hi StillsI don't seem to have a side that's biased, I have multiple problems on both sides. However,I have just come down with chickenpox again, second time in adulthood and it's mainly on my left side. The first time it was all over.

I remember when I had my bilateral hip replacements in 1990, after 14 years I had to have a revision on the left side and the surgeon said sats show that its mainly the left that has to have a revision first. I've since had one on the right, but it was interesting he said it was mainly the left that went first... To date...Three total hip replacements and two revisions...we'll see which side falls next!

Both shoulders are shot, but my left is worse, waiting a replacement.

A good thought, Stills x

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Not autoimmune issues... but I have minor issues working upwards... bunion on right foot, replaced left knee, replaced right hip, replaced left shoulder, and useless right eye..

.. if you're a 'lefty' then that makes me well balanced! First time for everything I suppose..😲

Mind you, I do blame my mother -I have a Z in my name... 🤣😂

[WilfDog in reply to DorsetLady]

Brilliant reply!! 😊 Sounds like you are truly balanced!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to WilfDog]

Not sure my late hubby would have agreed 😳.. or even my children…

[WilfDog in reply to DorsetLady]

🤣🤣🤣

[WilfDog in reply to DorsetLady]

I'm not sure my husband and daughter would describe me as balanced either! 🤩

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to WilfDog]

.. what do they know …😊

[WilfDog in reply to DorsetLady]

Very true! 😆🙃

[Stills in reply to DorsetLady]

Right! Or should that be left😜

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Stills]

Boom, boom, tish ! Good to see sense of humour is bilateral 😊

[Stills in reply to DorsetLady]

😂😂

[Sharitone]

I'm probably talking rubbish too, but although my left side has always been my evil twin, it was the right side that got the shingles!

[Stills in reply to Sharitone]

Had you been vaccinated?

[Sharitone in reply to Stills]

No, it was 15 years ago. But I have now! I got it as soon as I could. Second dose next week.

I wouldn't wish shingles on anyone.

[Stills in reply to Sharitone]

I shall be in the queue as soon as I’m eligible for it

[SnazzyD]

I don’t know but my life’s ills have been on my right - Appendicitis (I know there’s no choice there), cancer, snapped cruciate, shingles, sinusitis bouts, pelvic muscle issues, bunion, main GCA symptoms, headaches, right sided stroke after knee op. One could argue that one thing on a side can set up a higher probability of other things following in its wake.

I’m left handed but my right is the strong side and I’m right footed. The one big thing that has happened on my left is a congenital defect, a branchial cyst in my left side of the neck.

[Stills in reply to SnazzyD]

Sounds tough Snazzy but hopefully life is better now?

[SnazzyD in reply to Stills]

Well, you know how it is, you deal with the knock on effects of each thing, collecting them like battle trophies. At least they didn’t all happen at the same time!

[Stills in reply to SnazzyD]

Thank goodness for that