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hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
7. I have to admit, I'm not comfortable enough with the specialist
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 09:50 AM
Jun 2012

to demand to see copies of my lab work. I'm hoping my GP has them so I can look at them the next time I'm there.

I have family members that have brushed up against the auto-immune spectrum, so I'm not surprised to be running into this. I'm not entirely convinced that the many different syndromes are actually all that different. I suspect it's the same process focused on different organs. Unless the treatments vary, I'm uncertain of the utility of considering them as separate entities. What would be sweet is if someone could develop methods of measuring some of the more subjective symptoms such as muscle pain and fatigue. A lot of the stress would go away if I knew for sure when to push myself and when to take it easy!

Autoimmune bingo? [View all] hedgehog May 2012 OP
I avoided the long drawn out test/wait/result/test game NightWatcher May 2012 #1
So sorry to hear of your diagnoses. unapatriciated Jun 2012 #10
Lupus brzysunset Jun 2012 #11
I Know The Feeling, Double H ProfessorGAC May 2012 #2
Thanks for the support, it really does help! hedgehog May 2012 #3
And the winner is: Sjorgen's! hedgehog Jun 2012 #4
is it an ssa/b thing? mopinko Jun 2012 #6
I have to admit, I'm not comfortable enough with the specialist hedgehog Jun 2012 #7
when to push myself and when to take it easy! mopinko Jun 2012 #8
Going Through It Too ProfessorGAC Jun 2012 #5
Well, that was interesting - hedgehog Jun 2012 #9
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