My duaghter in law died of SLD, should her daughter who is 19 be checked?

[Benjamin]

[Melinda]

My sister died of rare complications due to lupus. I also have lupus, i have been told it is mild. As far as i'm aware, lupus does have a genetic link but if she does not have any symptoms i would not worry too much.

[tremarel in reply to Melinda]

Arh sorry to hear about your sister Melinda, hope you don't think I'm being nosey but what was the complication & how old was she ? What symptoms are you getting ?

[Benjamin in reply to Melinda]

Thankyou for your reply and I wish you well.

[tremarel]

I wouldn't worry to much about being checked either if she's not unwell or haven' got any symptoms. It's very unlikely she has it.

[Melinda]

tremarel, lupus affected her gut, she ended up having a small bowel transplant which unfortunately didn't work out. She was 48. she had been ill for many years with spondylitus, they didn't know she had lupus. When i started having joint pains they knew what to look for. Many people have to wait years for a diagnosis.