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Re: anyone have asthma/other auto-immune system problems
From: W (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Mar 11 07:39:39 2007
Hi-
I too never had asthma or allergies as a child, but was dianosed with
them in my early twenties. This is around the same time my
endometriosis came to a head. My asthma is only slight so it's not
something I have to deal with everyday. Sorry you do! However, I get
chronic sinus infections or have a bout of allergies almost every month.
I'm lucky if there is a week a month that I am sinus/allergy free. Like
you, I am always cold and tired. It seems no matter how much sleep I
get I can always sleep more. I truely believe that all this is related
to endo. More and more research is showing that it is an autoimmune
disease and can be linked to many other diseases of the patient or thier
family. It is NOT "all in your head" and it's important tht you find a
doctor who doesn't believe that.
Good luck, and remember you are not alone!!
At Sat, 10 Mar 2007, Nic wrote:
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>Hello,
>I never really suffered from asthma as a child, I know childhood asthma
>is a big problem for many, but I never had symptoms until I started
>experiencing problems with Endometriosis (at about 15 yrs old). Has
>this been the experience of anyone else? I've developed severe asthma
>over the past couple years, which has also co-incided with a worsening
>of Endometriosis symptoms. I also have the following symptoms which are
>all persistant:
>1)I am always very cold all the time (extremeties are like ice)
>2)but I also get low grade fevers
>3)I am always getting infections in various parts of the body (lungs,
>ears, pelvic area etc.) I often have a raised white blood cell count
>when I am tested.
>4)My allergies are a problem and often worsen my breathing(my allergies
>also include a severe allergy to certain anti-biotics, causing
>anaphylaxis).
>5)I'm always tired despite getting enough sleep.
>I was also on prednisone for nearly a year (last year) and still take it
>when my breathing becomes really bad. I was also on 15-16+ rounds of
>anti-biotics over the past 18 months for infections. I'm always feeling
>sick and many doctors have just told me that I'm stressed out/depressed
>(like "it's in your head") I tend to think that they are wrong (since I
>was told the same thing before the Endo was diagnosed). I think that
>there could be something more to this than just a head case. Anyone
>else have similar symptoms? What could be causing all this?
>Thanks for your help,
>Nic
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