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Re: ENDO an autoimmune disease?
From: Lorien Osborn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Oct 31 12:02:54 2003
hI, I also have stage 4(maybe 5)endo. When my endo gets really bad I
develope an extreme allergy to eggs. So that time I go into my awseom
Doctor and tell what ever we've been doing has stopped working and it's
time to try something new. I treat it like a warning signal. it comes
in handy.
At Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Chris wrote:
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>Hi, I have stage 4 endo. I have also been diagnosed with Epstein Barr
>virus and I think I have at times had all the symptoms of Fibromyalgia.
>It seems that when my endo is at its worst I think it triggers chronic
>fatigue type symptoms which I think is related to Epstein Barr and mono
>and fibromyalgia etc. Every time I get the endo cleaned up all the
>other symptoms seem to disappear too. Then when the endo returns, so do
>the other symptoms. Somehow, for me, it seems to be related. Also, I
>have read that endometriosis is/or is suspected of being an autoimmune
>disease itself. Supposedly, people with endometriosis are at higher
>risk of getting other autoimmune diseases than people who don't have
>endo (this also includes allergies). I know a lot of this is me
>guessing and putting together bits and pieces of things I've read
>together, but I hope it helps. I suffered for a long time with the
>chronic fatigue symptoms before I found out that I had endo. Hopefully,
>soon they will be able to diagnose endo easier.
>
>At Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Jen wrote:
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>>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.
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