RE: Re: Family History of Arthritis/Suzanne

[Guest guest]

You know infections could help in doing the damage. I tend to think we have

an auto-immune problem that gets out of hand. Has anyone heard of someone

with an excellent immune system getting arthritis? Now I can only go with

my family history, but the ones who hardly got a cold, had normal childhood

diseases, things like that, don't have arthritis. The ones who catch

everything, have arthritis. DH can't catch poison ivy, much less a

cold.....OOOps, forgot the cold 2 years ago, but then again he is getting

older (55), never had an ache or pain till he had an accident at work that

nearly killed him. Since then he catches colds, gets the flu (even with the

flu shot) and the bones are starting to creak. I wonder if his immune

system has been compromised because of the accident. BTW in his family, no

one starts showing any health problems till they are in their 70's.

Let's not forget stress!!! That can run havoc on the immune system and

anyone who says that they have no stress in their lifes, doesn't live on

this planet.

Guess what I am saying is that there are alot of triggers out there and it

just depends on how good a persons' immune system is.

Now look at that! I have smoke comming out of my ears! Monday morning and

I am thinking too hard! LOL Actually, been off the heavy duty meds for

nearly a day and I can think again! Yeah!!

Re: [ ] Re: Family History of Arthritis

Hi a/,

Just me 2 cents worth...

> It's interesting how some families have so many members with different

>forms of arthritis, clearly showing a genetic link, yet other families

such

>as my own have no members with it. Although they say genetics play >a

major role, they also know that many with no genetic links suffer as

>well.

I just pray that we get answers and most of all, a cure.

No one in my family has a history of arthritis. I'm apparently the

anomaly.

I have always blamed it on stress (my sister and I have been in and out of

court for 4 years trying to settle our mother's probate, with our brother

doing everything he can to obstruct and take over.)

But I also wonder about the infection aspect. Haven't I read that there is

a

suspicion that infections can trigger arthritis. Everyone I know ends ups

with sundry infections. Seems plausible to me.

Suzanne

[Guest guest]

I¹d like to bottle the part that keeps me from getting colds and infections,

but

Ditch the part that is eating my joints!!! My joints are not deformed

either and I¹ve had

RA for over 20 years. One day the scientists will unlock the secrets of

the immune system.

We have to keep hoping and dreaming. It gives me the strength to overcome

many hardships.

a

On 5/20/02 2:23 PM, " grannyfellx6 " <grannyfellx6@...> wrote:

> a, Wouldn't it be nice if we could bottle your immune system and

> share with everyone. My allergies are driving me crazy right now. My

> joints are not deformed yet after 15 years of RA (I do have the

> flairs, swelling and pain). If I could share the slow deforming

> joints with everyone I would also. I know " Dream On " .

>

> in WA