Comments on: My Fibromyalgia seems to be getting worse…..could it be Lupus? http://www.fibromyalgiago.com/Fibromyalgia-Tests/my-fibromyalgia-seems-to-be-getting-worsecould-it-be-lupus/ Fibromyalgia Treatment. Symptoms. Medication. Diagnosis. Causes. Risk Factors. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: gillianprowe http://www.fibromyalgiago.com/Fibromyalgia-Tests/my-fibromyalgia-seems-to-be-getting-worsecould-it-be-lupus/#comment-6534 gillianprowe Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:02:01 +0000 http://www.fibromyalgiago.com/Fibromyalgia-Tests/my-fibromyalgia-seems-to-be-getting-worsecould-it-be-lupus/#comment-6534 Lupus can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. I assume your Doc did the autoimmune screening, before diagnosing Fibro. Might be a good idea to phone him and ask for the blood test results. If he did not do them, then ask him to do it. Happy 2008 Lupus can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. I assume your Doc did the autoimmune screening, before diagnosing Fibro. Might be a good idea to phone him and ask for the blood test results. If he did not do them, then ask him to do it. Happy 2008

]]> By: Linda_R http://www.fibromyalgiago.com/Fibromyalgia-Tests/my-fibromyalgia-seems-to-be-getting-worsecould-it-be-lupus/#comment-6536 Linda_R Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:56:34 +0000 http://www.fibromyalgiago.com/Fibromyalgia-Tests/my-fibromyalgia-seems-to-be-getting-worsecould-it-be-lupus/#comment-6536 Lupus CANNOT be diagnosed by a siimple blood test. The ongoing work of the National Lupus Registry project is trying to identify biomarkers specific to lupus. If there was a simple test, this research would not be going on. I know three people who have both lupus and fibro. Both are autoimmune and you can have them in overlap. The butterfly rash is a pretty good indicator, unless you have rosacea. Watch for joint pain, frequent fevers, and profound fatigue. Lupus manifests itself differently in different people. If you have lupus nephritis you will have protein in your urine. There are usually no physical symptoms like pain until the disease is pretty serious. Then you might find pink and/or foamy urine and equal swelling in your legs and ankles, or a rise in blood pressure. Keep a journal of your symptoms and have a good talk with your doctor. Doctors are not usually pleased when we have decided on our diagnosis before we get in there. Just explain the symptoms-duration, frequency, severity, body part, what makes it better and what makes it worse. If you have doctor that brushes you off, ask for a 15 minutes of his/her full attention. Be well organized and present your symtpoms clearly. Best wishes. Lupus CANNOT be diagnosed by a siimple blood test. The ongoing work of the National Lupus Registry project is trying to identify biomarkers specific to lupus. If there was a simple test, this research would not be going on.

I know three people who have both lupus and fibro. Both are autoimmune and you can have them in overlap.

The butterfly rash is a pretty good indicator, unless you have rosacea.

Watch for joint pain, frequent fevers, and profound fatigue. Lupus manifests itself differently in different people.

If you have lupus nephritis you will have protein in your urine. There are usually no physical symptoms like pain until the disease is pretty serious. Then you might find pink and/or foamy urine and equal swelling in your legs and ankles, or a rise in blood pressure.

Keep a journal of your symptoms and have a good talk with your doctor. Doctors are not usually pleased when we have decided on our diagnosis before we get in there. Just explain the symptoms-duration, frequency, severity, body part, what makes it better and what makes it worse. If you have doctor that brushes you off, ask for a 15 minutes of his/her full attention. Be well organized and present your symtpoms clearly.

Best wishes.

]]> By: Chas_B http://www.fibromyalgiago.com/Fibromyalgia-Tests/my-fibromyalgia-seems-to-be-getting-worsecould-it-be-lupus/#comment-6535 Chas_B Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:07:03 +0000 http://www.fibromyalgiago.com/Fibromyalgia-Tests/my-fibromyalgia-seems-to-be-getting-worsecould-it-be-lupus/#comment-6535 Only your doctor can tell you the answer Only your doctor can tell you the answer

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