Re: Re: RA & Multiple Sclerosis

[Guest guest]

Yes I do feel I still have the MS . The symptoms have never altered at all..

My twin sister also had MS..

thanks for posting back

Joyce

ltlmisscrankypants <ltlmisscrankypants@...> wrote:

Joyce:

RA and MS can have some overlapping symptoms, so it can be

difficult to diagnose. I had symptoms for a little while, but I just blamed

them all on the RA or as a side effect of my meds. After 2 visits to the

ER, 2 Neurological exams, CAT scan and an MRI, I finally have a

diagnosis. I need to have another set of MRI's done and a spinal tap to

determine what type of MS I have.

Do you still feel like you have MS even though it seems to be in a

remission???

Thanks for posting,

> Hi Everyone.

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> Just wondering who has been diagnosed with both of these

conditions? I

> was diagnosed with RA in early January of this year, Sjogren's of

June this

> year, and now Multiple Sclerosis 1.5 weeks ago.

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> Any insight into how common it is to have them all would be greatly

> appreciated!

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> Happy Holidays everyone!

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[Guest guest]

I have had severe RA for over 23 yrs and have now developed the majority of the

symptoms of MS...Interesting but not funny God.....I tried every treatment

imaginable to fight RA including 2 yrs of daily oral (Minocin)and weekly IV

antibiotic Clindamycin treatment, plus different years on Methotrexate,

Plaquinil, Kineret, Arava, Enbrel, Humira, Prosorba Column (plasmapharesis)

weekly for 3 months , Solumedrol IV treatments..last one last Wed...and even

moved to AZ for 10 yrs. Yet here I await the newest drug currently in Phase 3

trials...Abatacept (sp?) which works entirely different and I look forward to

it.

I sure have given it a good try to date, I've taken all but the eye of newt. HA

HA.....but for over 20 yrs I had a very positive RA but never had a positive ANA

(Lupus), yet I do now!! I believe It is solely due to the meds. So now if MS

is added to the picture, I sincerely think I will stop the treatments. If these

meds (above) can give you Lupus, lymphoma, etc., then why not MS? hmmmmmm...

Thanks to all for your input and a warm hello to old friends here.

Joanne

[Guest guest]

Joanne,

Thanks for your honesty. I have an extreme appreciation and admiration

for someone who speaks straight from the heart. I just started down

this road and really this has been my gut fear. But like these people

say... really what choice do we have? At this point there are no other

medications.

well actually we always have a choice....

carol

On Dec 11, 2005, at 9:00 PM, easyspirit13@... wrote:

> I have had severe RA for over 23 yrs and have now developed the

> majority of the symptoms of MS...Interesting but not funny God.....I

> tried every treatment imaginable to fight RA including 2 yrs of daily

> oral (Minocin)and weekly IV antibiotic Clindamycin treatment, plus

> different years on Methotrexate, Plaquinil,  Kineret, Arava, Enbrel,

> Humira, Prosorba Column (plasmapharesis) weekly for 3 months ,

> Solumedrol IV treatments..last one last Wed...and even moved to AZ for

> 10 yrs. Yet here I await the newest drug currently in Phase 3

> trials...Abatacept (sp?) which works entirely different and I look

> forward to it.

> I sure have given it a good  try to date, I've taken all but the eye

> of newt. HA HA.....but for over 20 yrs I had a very positive RA but

> never had a positive ANA (Lupus), yet I do now!!  I believe It is

> solely  due to the meds. So now if  MS is added to the picture, I

> sincerely think I will stop the treatments. If these meds (above) can

> give you Lupus, lymphoma, etc., then why not MS?  hmmmmmm...

>

> Thanks to all for your input and a warm hello to old friends here.

> Joanne

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