Re: Re: Lupas and RA and osteo

[Guest guest]

well you gave me the giggles...

 

I have osteo also and I am most definately not thin....

Raniolo

From: CLORA <clora4jesus@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Lupas and RA and osteo

Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 2:08 PM

Katy and group;

I wonder how they tell the 2 apart they both does basically the same

but yet they are 2 differtnt diseases. My rheumy thought I had lupas

but later ruled it out.

I am checking it out on the enterntet it is to interesting to not

check. Another thing my rheumy said most people with osteo is in

general thin people. It's strange how systistics work isnt it .

gentle hugs

Clora

> When you get sick your body is programmed to fight off infection

and

> bacteria so it produces antibodies to fight off these things.

Lupus

> is an autoimmune disease where you body gets confused and it

mistakes

> your own body and cells for infection and bacteria. It therefore

> fights your own body thinking it is the enemy like bacteria and

> viruses. This in turn causes inflammation which in turn damages

your

> body. RA is very similar but it stays more confined to the joins

> although it can cause problems elsewhere. In lupus it can attack

any

> organ or system of the body. People with lupus don't have the

> deforming damage to the joints as much as people with ra but they

can

> get some damage. I have been blessed with both lupus and RA

although

> it is rare to have.

>

> I hope I explained that in laymans terms and it made sense. LOL

>

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[Guest guest]

Clora,

In the early stages, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus can be confused

because they have some similar symptoms. Over time though, usually it

becomes clear which disease it is, because the clinical picture and

lab results are quite different.

NIAMS

Sep 2005

" What is lupus? Fast facts " :

http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Lupus/lupus_ff.asp

Not an MD

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:08 PM, CLORA <clora4jesus@...> wrote:

> Katy and group;

>

> I wonder how they tell the 2 apart they both does basically the same

> but yet they are 2 differtnt diseases. My rheumy thought I had lupas

> but later ruled it out.

>

> I am checking it out on the enterntet it is to interesting to not

> check. Another thing my rheumy said most people with osteo is in

> general thin people. It's strange how systistics work isnt it .

>

> gentle hugs

> Clora