Rheumatoid arthritis can come with many different co-morbidities, including Lupus. Lupus is a chronic auto-immune disorder that affects the skin, joints and kidneys among other organs. It symptoms can include fatigue, hair loss, mouth sores and general chest pain.
May is both lupus and arthritis awareness month, which is convenient for me, since I have both illnesses. I was diagnosed with RA first, and a few months later, the diagnosis was changed to both RA and lupus. For me, the diagnosis of just RA did not speak to a significant number of my symptoms. While RA did describe my…
Leslie Rott, Health Guide, commented on Lupus and RA: A Frustrating Combination To clarify, that is the easiest way, to me, to distinguish these two illnesses…
Lene Andersen, Health Guide, commented on Sara Gorman: Living Life With Lupus To… an excellent post, Leslie! Very much enjoyed getting to know Sara - or…
Lene Andersen, Health Guide, commented on May 10th Is World Lupus Day oops - that should've gone on your headache post. Sorry.
Lisa Emrich, Health Guide, commented on Chronic Bleeding, Autoimmune Disease,… Lene, It was definitely scary the first time my mom was in the…