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Lupus?

I am 24 years old and my mother has Lupus. Recently I had been experiencing symptoms much like my mother has. My RA factor was tested. I was told the normal result is less than 20 and mine was 1,615. What does this mean for me? I have yet to be successful in contacting the rheumatologist my doctor recommended.
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Physical Symptoms, so I know I'm not CRAZY !
by Sick_N_Tired_Lies, Feb 24, 2010 10:50PM
Tags: Very FRUSTRATED

I'm not really sure how to go about this so I am just going to post my symptoms and see if anyone out there can help with info, suggestions or whatever. I am a 45 year old female. I have had these particular symptoms for about 6 or more years. I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia but I have other symptoms that involve my vision(eyes), face, mouth and scalp. I have what I can only describe as flares because the symptoms come and go. I have little blisters that come up on my scalp and my face. My mouth gets these slits in the corners of my mouth and get scabby kinda like a cold sore on ones lips but not one. Just slits in the corners. My mouth stays dry ALL the time and I have to have a container of water or something with me at all times. I have been to a Rhumetoid Dr. but all he seem to want to do was address the fibro symptoms so I quit going to him. I have also been to a dermato;ogist who says she thinks what I have could be something called a sub-cutaneous connective tissue disorder and that she couldnt help unless I came to her when the blisters first form That's hard to do because when they come up it bothers me and I scratch the blister, then they become scabby/scally sores. When I pick at them sometimes little sandy type beads come out of them. My mouth, in addition to the slits in the corners, or my tongue I should say, burns sometimes. I have been told by so many others that these symptoms sound akin to the Lupus family and that the problems with my mouth and eyes sound like Sojrens syndrome. I think I spelled that right, not sure. Can someone PLEASE help guide me in the right direction with all this ?. Maybe someone out there is experienceing the same things. Either way, PLEASE HELP !
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We have found that in Lupus and also in Rheumatoid Arthritis that the majority of patients have chronic bacterial infections, such as Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Borrelia, etc. Some also have viral infections.

Thus you should consider testing to see if one or more of these infections is present.  If present, they can be treated.
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A related discussion, lumps was started.
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I have been suffering with tingling sensation on my face and other parts of my left side of the body. Along with strong pinches of the toes and other parts of my body, Burning sensation of my left thigh. Low blood pressure, and tend to pass out a couple times a year.I have horrible GI problems that i have not been able to treat b/c all of this is just getting too expensive for me. I am 24 yrs old and all this except my GI problems started about 4 months after my c section  almost 3 yrs ago.I have had CT scans, MRI's  and all that the doctors see is an arachnoid cyst on the left side of my brain and presence of Lupus Anticoagulant. I also had a TIA to top it off. Does anyone know what is happening to me.? If any one can help me with some advice or share their stories with me i would very much appreciate it. Thank you..
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Hi and welcome to MedHelp.

I would certainly thing an elevated RA factor would mean rhematoid arthritis.  I am not real familiar w/ RA, but that would certainly be my guess.
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