Trigger of Vasculitis

[JamieRN]

Autoimmune disease. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus

[Hidden]

It was a root canal procedure commencing in November 2014. I suspect the infection in the canal.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Do you have Lupus or RA or a bag of autoimmune diseases like me? 😊. Dental involvement is an untapped area in rheumatology.

[JamieRN in reply to Hidden]

Hey Rafael. I have RA , Lipus ( they call the 2 of them RHUPUS. I also have chronic fatigue syndrome. How bout u? Seems like we may have both drew a bad hand

[Hidden in reply to JamieRN]

You could perhaps count me in for that

[shella in reply to Hidden]

Root canal - plenty of those plus implants??

[JamieRN in reply to shella]

Any sort of exercise ( hard core) stress ,not implants ( I'm talking dental implants) birth of a child , financial problems ALL THESE can and will cause sress ESP if u are a type A personality like myself - u push everything down and u look great on the outside and inside ur are a train wreck. I live in the United States and they refer u to a ARNP to speak with. I went twice and since she knew I was a nurse she saw me headed right at her. She did nothing for me that mad me mad- then she went on And on About all ur success and degrees. No question were for me so FYI

[JamieRN in reply to Hidden]

I meant to mention yest re: dental procedures are untapped in RA. NOT here in the US. Many ppl here in US - have to have total joint replacements of both TMJ JOINTS after a stressing dental procedure like an implant. It ( stress) awakens that dormant monstor) I worked for a maxillofacial surgeon who did my bilateral TMJ total joint replacements for a different reason. But it's usually the MRI THAT shows the degeneration of the TMJ JOINTS FROM RA. THEY are the tiniest joints in ur body - only joints in ur body that are connected and are in constant motion. A lot of " dental" patients seek help for the " awakened vasculitis from a dormant auto immune condition and find their TMJ JOINTS are destroyed. If TMJ IS found in an autoimmune pt then u move from dental pt to medical pt here in the US as TMJ is medical. so I just wanted to tell u that There are many good websites linking auto immune with stress, dental , TMJ DEstruction and vasculitis. I'll copy and paste this to Rafael also. Have a great day

[Hidden in reply to JamieRN]

JamieRN, what a very Interesting topic, thank you for sharing. I have developed TMJ issue around the same time when I first became ill. Dental involvement is well known in autoimmune diseases but I often find Rheumatologists would not want to listen or would say, that's "dental" and not my area. I hope your TMJ joints are doing well for you. I'm quite intrigued by your post, too (given my ownTMJ issues)!!

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Am ANA positive and Vit D deficient.. but nobody is calling it... am off to a new Rheumy in March... GP is pro Lupus.. Had RA as a child.. both my brother and I when we were 10...so yes... a bit of a mixed bag...

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Rapheal, "nobody is calling it"? A bunch of...Dr "I ought to focus on the textbooks and guidelines rather than listening to patients"? Good luck with your new Rheumy.

[cambs13]

Had two hip replacements age of 59 and 61, started now with retrospective view with first set of early symptoms a couple months after my second replacement

[Hidden]

Does the hip contain metal? Some people react to metal as well as the surgical procedure itself.