After chatting with my friend Tammy and checking to see if there was a group for fibro and MS, and only finding one member, I decided to throw a bigger net and include ALL autoimmune diseases.
If you are invited to join if you have been diagnosed with autoimmune, if you and/your Doctor suspect autoimmune, if you have a friend or loved one with autoimmune.
Yes, it is! Dday, you are most welcome to join, if you would like. Just click the link above, or click groups at the page top, to see all of the groups there are now over 50 sub-groups to living with fibro!
I was recently dx with fibro, and in 2008 until now the neurologist has been going back and forth on the MS dx. I had 2 lesions on my c spine back then but they no longer light up. I am to see a MS specialist on the 23rd of this month. Hoping to find out its just my fibro, but very worried it is MS as well. Please keep me in your prayers.
So sorry that you are up against all of this. My oldest and dearest friend had not felt well for a LONG time, her GP had suspicions of MS, but it's elusive, difficult to diagnose, so I took her to the city to see an Eye specialist, and she had the dx that day.
She gives herself a shot weekly and it has helped her tremendously! She still works, and spends a lot of time with her daughter and 5 grand kids!
Nobody wants to have this, but if you do, the sooner the dx, the sooner you can find a med that helps you. I am still being tested for Lupus and SLE. So far all of the brain MRIs are clear.
My prayers and good thoughts are with you, Lisa. Please keep me in the loop with this.
I will SK, Fibro is enough to deal with, don't want or need any extra baggage. Looks like u may have some knocking at your door as well. My prayers are with u as well, because with God we will get through what ever. I am a nurse by profession, I have worked in the public Health sector with the county Health Dept. for many years I did communicable diseases as well as womens health and maternity, with the memory issues and forgetfulness and lack of focus and concentration, I went out on medical leave in November and resigned in March of this year due to I felt I was becoming a liability to my patients, employer and myself. I just didn't feel safe practicing so I went on state retirement disability and I have applied for my social security disability and I am still waiting to hear from that. Please keep me in your prayers as I see the MS specialist on Tuesday I will keep u updated
This is such a great idea, SK, and I'm surprised that it wasn't thought of sooner. There must be tons of potential candidates for this group. Most of the fibro board, I would think.
Well done! And I like that those of us who don't have one can also join.