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Re: ENDO an autoimmune disease?From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Oct 29 18:11:28 2003
I had many of the same symptoms. I think it happens as endo progresses your immune system falls apart. Did you test for Epstein Barr? Apparently that is what is partially responsible for the fatigue stuff and it is related to mono & chronic fatigue. Accupuncture helped some with those symptoms. JenniferAt Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Dianne wrote: > >Jen, for about a year I felt run down, low grade fevers, no energy, and >felt just crappy. It turns out that edno can mimic an autoimmune >disorder. One of main reasons I now believe this theory is that I was >having horrible pain in my hips and lower back, when I began my Lupron >shots (after about 3) this pain went away, so the pain from endo had >been though to be a bad back and arthritis in my hips from years of >riding hunters and jumpers. While I have not found any direct clinical >evidence (studies) I bounced this idea off my gp and she finds it >plausable since endo is an inflammitory condition, but she has also not >heard of any direct studies to confirm this. > >At Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Jen wrote: >> >>My internal doctor has been testing me for Lupus, Rhumetoid Arthritis, >>Fibromyalsia among othe things like Mono, etc. He is convinced that I >>have an autoimmune disorder, I am convinced and my GYNO suspects that I >>have END. Can endo give off hints of an autoimmune disorder? >>Any opinions or experiences are appreciated.
-- Jennifer
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