I started this blog with the best intentions and for reasons I thought were good. I am trained as an analyst, so my research is solid, not from WebMD I am a lifelong medical geek (facts only), have some medical training & many years of research, including at teaching hospitals up my sleeve. I have 3 Autoimmune Diseases & some other probs and am very well versed in those & related (or sometimes unrelated) issues. I love helping people and advocacy work & have done it for a long time and often, physically & online. I am good at … [Read more...]
Archives for 2016
What is Sjogren’s Syndrome ?
SJOGREN’S SYNDROME - What is it ? Sjögren’s syndrome was first described in 1933 by Swedish eye specialist Henrik Sjögren (left). The condition causes antibodies to attack the body’s moisture-producing glands, leading to dryness on the body due to lack of secretion. The illness most commonly affects the eyes, mouth, salivary glands, lungs, kidneys, skin and nervous system but all organs of the body can be affected. In rare cases, complications from Sjogren’s syndrome can cause salivary gland infections, kidney problems, ulcers or … [Read more...]
Comorbidity, Multimorbidity with RA & Other Autoimmune Diseases
When you have Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease (RA or R.A.D), Lupus, MS, Ankylosing Spondylitis or other Inflammatory/Autoimmune Diseases, (basic list at end of post), it's not uncommon to have multiple, but separate similar... in some cases even completely different unrelated diseases, afflictions or complications that are coincidental, related to or caused by your primary diagnosis... these can even be.. Suprise !!... part of your primary original disease you'd never have thought, would be (those conditions are not technically comorbid because they encompassed as … [Read more...]