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Cherrygirl- I hear you on the diet! I have had the full workup for autoimmune and everything came back okay- BUT they didn't check for the Celiac gene. Like you, I have tried short periods of gluten free eating / drinking and (it might be the placebo effect) but I thought I felt better. However...

Brismom- Wow- I can certainly relate to how you feel. I am so glad you finally got some closure. SLE is certainly tough but it could have been much worse, and after 10 years of struggling I can only imagine how good it must feel to KNOW what you are dealing with now. My MRI and blood work came...

One last question- could anyone describe what a flare feels like? I have most of these symptoms (at varying intensities)- MOST days- however, every once in a while for periods up to three days to a week, it seems like I get hit real hard with more severe levels of symptoms. After a week or so it...

Thanks for the feedback folks! I'm hoping for the best no doubt. Should know a lot more Friday after the MRI & Rheumy checkup. My PCP did perform a full comprehensive metabolic panel, as well as check for inflammation markers, blood counts, etc several months ago and everything looked fine. From...

Thanks Shades, I think my family physician, as well as the rheumy I saw tested for inflammation markers in the blood such as C-reactive proteins and ANA screening and all came back okay which is what led the Rheumy to suspect Fibro as an underlying condition. I just got off the phone with her...

Hey everyone- My name is Rex and in the last couple of years my life has seen some...ummm... changes! I don't know how brief or in depth to be but I suppose I should error on the side of "more info is better". Let me start by saying I have seen a local rheumy one time (about a month ago), and...