Re: Lups as next progression

[Guest guest]

Doug,

I also read a recent study that showed a majority of Parkinsonism people

were discovered to have hyperthyroidism and once that was dealt with their

Parkinsonism improved as well. I don't think we can say for sure Lupus is

next, but my understanding of Lupus is that your body is fighting it's own

tissue and this is certainly the case with us. I suspect though, that many

people with hyperthyroidism don't progress to Lupus. As a nurse I never saw

the connection in my practice, though I admit I had only a handful of

patients and friends with one or the other but never both. I believe we

have different parts of our immune system fighting a different part of our

body and so have different symptoms than those with Lupus or Rhuematoid

Arthritis. I have to say that my experiences as a nurse with all three of

these, we have the lesser of the three evils and so perhaps we ought not

dwell on our condition but on the benefits we still have in life. Easy for

me to say, It's been less than a year for me!

Just my two cents,

Le Ann