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March 5, 2007
It could be lupus!
I happened to come across WebMD's Symptom Checker and thought I'd give it a shot. Here's what it offered me when I gave it the symptoms for illiotibial band syndrome:- Tendinitis
- Bursitis (pre-patellar)
- Gout
- ACL knee injury
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Dislocated knee
- Sickle cell crisis
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Septic arthritis
- Stress fractures
- Chondromalacia patella
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury
- Pseudogout
- Knee meniscus tear
- Knee strain
- Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus)
- Lyme disease
- Obesity
- Osteochondritis dessicans
I also fed in the symptoms of poison ivy on my arm and got:
- Allergic reaction
- Contact dermatitis
- Lice
- Drug allergy
- Narcotic abuse
- Poison ivy, oak, and sumac
- Hives
- Alopecia
- Atopic dermatitis
- Dermatitis
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Phlebitis
- Scabies
First, note that poison ivy is an allergic reaction which causes contact dermatitis, which is a form of dermatitis, which just means a skin inflammation. Second, narcotic abuse???? I wouldn't have this drug problem if my lupus didn't hurt so much!
Posted by ekr at March 5, 2007 11:13 PM | Filed under: Biology
Comments
From which we take it that you took a long run through ground covered with Poison Oak.
Posted by: Phill at March 6, 2007 6:51 AM
This is about Lupus thoughts. My first Dr. of 2 1/2 years would not diagnose the lupus, because she was a family practitioner. because I thought I'd always have health insurance I did not hurry to get to a rhuemmy Dr. My mistake, my husband died and I could not pay to continue the insurance, I have just been denied medicare, and my state of Oregon health plan won't let me in either.
more things keep going wrong with my body and mind. I just got "bells palsy" and "ramsey hunt syndrome" according to the emergency room Dr.,s who were nice. That is annoying to deal with. I have blisters on my head and other places I won't mention.
And I'm going through the worst depression in my entire life.
I have no clue what to do expect be grateful that I have a clinic Dr. to prescribe drugs for the pain and depression, and I have a hot tub to go visit every day if I want to. It could be worse.
anyone email me please if you have this lupus, I'd like to just connect with some people.
thanks and hope for everyone.
Jaime
brigancehappy@yahoo.com
Posted by: jaime at March 6, 2007 6:19 PM