Re: how many others have additional auto-immune issues?

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Me too: vulvodynia (yeast/mold-related), endometriosis, hypothyroid,

insulin resistant, gluten-intolerant, severe allergies. Also, my

mother has fibro and my father RA; both have thyroid conditions.

>

> Yes, I have been diagnosed with:

>

> - Rheumatoid Arthritis (although my current rheumatologist thinks

that may

> have been mis-dx and is calling it fibromyalgia with some

osteo-arthritis,

> instead)

> - Interstitial Cystitis

> - endometriosis

> - vulvodynia

>

> It does seems like these things often come in groups.

>

>

> Hi,

> > Just wondering how many others here have other auto-immune

issues?? I have

> > an inflammatory process that is effecting pretty much all of my

connective

> > tissue so I have had widespread pain etc and the vv stuff started

not long

> > after the rest. I have been on many different drugs and a year ago

they

> > started me on Rituxin treamments. The Rituxin clears my VV up 100%

until it

> > wears off like now, I go for treatment again next monday. NOw, the

VV is the

> > only thing that responds 100%, everything else is cut by maybe

50%. Just

> > want to offer that up to anyone else that might be suffering more

than one

> > issue.

> > thanks

> >

> >

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