I'm not sure how many members here have lupus. We seem to run with the celiac-associated autoimmune diseases more than lupus (Type 1 diabetes, Hashimotos, etc). But here's an interesting article about the very real risk of heart disease when you have an autoimmune disease like Lupus.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/study- ... ac-disease
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2004 Hypomyopathic Dermatomyositis
2009 Lymphocytic Colitis
2010 GF/DF/SF Diet
2014 Low Dose Naltrexone
Thanks for posting that Zizzle.
My brother has Lupus, and right at the moment is back in hospital having yet another crisis. His veins are breaking down, so when he had surgery in February to remove his dialysis perma-cath from his arm, he developed a tiny leak in a vein. He doesn't need dialysis since his kidney transplant. Anyway, that tiny leak developed into a big problem, complete with infection, so two weeks ago they did more surgery to repair that (the surgery team thought there was a good chance they would need to amputate his arm, but they saved it). So now the focus is on managing the infection. They have put in a Hickman line straight into the heart so they can give him 24x7 antibiotics for the next 6 weeks, without needing to repuncture the skin. Fun illness, isn't it?
Any rate, that article was interesting talking about heart problems. I had always though his heart problems were simply the result of the medications. Interesting that they are a common manifestation of the condition.
My brother has Lupus, and right at the moment is back in hospital having yet another crisis. His veins are breaking down, so when he had surgery in February to remove his dialysis perma-cath from his arm, he developed a tiny leak in a vein. He doesn't need dialysis since his kidney transplant. Anyway, that tiny leak developed into a big problem, complete with infection, so two weeks ago they did more surgery to repair that (the surgery team thought there was a good chance they would need to amputate his arm, but they saved it). So now the focus is on managing the infection. They have put in a Hickman line straight into the heart so they can give him 24x7 antibiotics for the next 6 weeks, without needing to repuncture the skin. Fun illness, isn't it?
Any rate, that article was interesting talking about heart problems. I had always though his heart problems were simply the result of the medications. Interesting that they are a common manifestation of the condition.