Sat, Feb-18-06, 11:18
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,960
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 160/103/115
BF:
Progress: 127%
Location: Edmonton, AB Canada
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Originally Posted by Nancy LC
It seems to me like I have another autoimmune disorder going on. Possibly Lupus or Sjogren's. I'm seeing a rheumy to identify that and I am hoping that keeping down immune responses from food intolerances will hold that nonsense at bay..
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Nancy, why do you think you might have lupus? You've likely already found these sites, but in case not:
WrongDiagnosis.com and emedicine article on lupus. I did some reading about lupus after I had a positive ANA test a few years back, but apparently that test has a lot of false positives. Plus the symptoms were not a good fit - recurring rash, yes, but not on face or scalp, gastrointestinal issues, but no pain (well, they were a pain, but not the way that counts), etc.
There are so many closely related autoimmune diseases, all having the same general symptoms - it's enough to drive you nuts! I saw in some of your previous posts that you've had gene-testing done. Expensive, but you may be right that it's the only way to get a definitive diagnosis.
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