lupus oa or ra

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juejue
juejue NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 63
edited 2. Aug 2009, 05:48 in Living with Arthritis archive
i have OA in my spine and knees at the pain clinic she looked at my finger they are very swollen other joints are starting to hurt me now she is sending me to a rumy but i am 46 and i would like to say my sister has lupus she has had it 18 years could that be whats wrong with me

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  • debatat
    debatat NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 659
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi I have lupus and RA. Your rheumy will take a full history including family health and do a full bloodwork up. This will check for inflammation and antibodies specific to both diseases and others. There are lots of sites with info on lupus, have a look at the criteria list and see if any of your symptoms fit. In the meantime keep a symptom diary so you can present a clear picture to your rheumy.
    Let us know how you get on.

    Deb
  • juejue
    juejue NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 63
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    but can you get lupus at this age our over the years i could have had a mild dose of it
    many years ago i was on hoilday in turkey and my legs had all gone funny with the sun someboby said his mum gets like that and she has lupus
  • debatat
    debatat NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 659
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi you can get lupus at any age, I would try not to worry. What specific symptoms to lupus do you have that make you think you have it? A reaction to sun is common in lupus, has it happened on more than one occasion? Autoimmune diseases can run in families, so a sister will have lupus, a gran diabetes, an uncle MS etc. The doc will usually start with an ANA blood test, if it is positive they then do further antibody tests specific to lupus, sjorgens, RA etc.

    Hope this helps.

    Deb

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