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Could I have Lupus? I have rheumatoid arthritis.i have ...

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Could I have Lupus? I have rheumatoid arthritis.
i have joint pain - knees and hands, low grade fever, fatigue, weight loss - loss of appetite ( I have lost 16 lbs in 6 weeks and I have been eating) headaches, chest pain especially when I breath.

 

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July 27 7:48 PM (5 minutes and 9 seconds later)
         
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Dear customer...

The simple answer to your question is maybe. As frustrating as that may sound, many symptoms of lupus overlap with other autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid, sjogrens, wegeners, polyarteritis nodosum. However, there are others. For example, many tick borne diseases such as lyme, babesios, erhlichiosis, etc can give simiilar problems. The bottom line is that maybe lupus should be considered. I would have you follow up with your doctor and get more advanced blood work to sort it out.

Best of luck always

P.S. the most common symptoms of lupus are listed below:
fatigue, wt loss, wt gain, muscle aches, fever, rash, GI upset, shortness of breath, chest pain, etc...
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July 27 7:56 PM (8 minutes and 40 seconds later)
         
Reply to Dr. Bush's Post: I don't have DI upset of rash could it still be Lupus
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July 27 7:59 PM (2 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
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