What is Lupus and Sorjensens Disease? Doctors are testing me for this.?

Question

I have already been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and they say I may have this as well as liver damage. Could that be from the Lupus or Sorjensens Disease? What should I expect?

Answer 1

All three diseases mentioned are autoimmune diseases caused by a communication breakdown between the cells. This can be causes by your environment, diet or even anti-biotics. It is all related to a week immune system. If you strengthen tour immune system you will neat these diseases.

Answer 2

I too, have Lupus. I was diagnosed by in 2001. Lupus is an auto-immune disease.

The easiest way, I feel, to explain exactly what Lupus is and what it does is this:

When your oil burner turns on at home, it runs until the temperature level inside of it, recognizes that it's reached that temperature and shuts itself off.

Your body can be referred to in the same manner as your being the oil burner. The only difference with someone with Lupus is that your body does not "shut itself off". When you get a cold, your white blood cells rush to where it detects infection. The cells attack the invading infection until it's gone. This is your body's immune system protecting you. When you have Lupus, your white blood cells no longer "recognize" it's own cells and they begin attacking each other and never shut off.

Lupus is a controllable disease. They will treat you with medicines which will ease the disease. You will feel tired alot more than you've previously remembered. This is quite normal.

Please check out the Lupus web-site (www.lupus.org). The site itself may be able to answer any other questions you may have.

As for "Sorjensens", I'm sorry, I don't have any information on this.

My best to you.

Answer 3

Great job utilizing the prevention measures that you did. It's ok that you did not get the ticks tested. Not all ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and those that do need to be attached for at least 24 hours before they can transmit Lyme. Based on the information you provided it sounds like they couldn't have been there for more than about 4 hours so it's very unlikely that any of them were there long enough to transmit anything. As a precaution, you should just be aware of symptoms of tick-borne diseases, including fever, headache, general discomfort, joint pain, and/or an expanding rash (usually target-like) at the site of the bite. If you experience any of these symptoms over the next several weeks consult your doctor. Regarding part of the ticks being left in your body, you should only see your doctor if the entire head is still there (you'd be able to see this). If only parts of the head remain your body will naturally shed these without a problem.

Answer 4

Lupus is a degenerative muscle disease. My best friend in the whole world had Lupus!It attacks the blood cells and weakens your immune system. I forget if it's red or white.
i don't know what Sorjensens disease is! If you have Lupus expect a bone marrow transplant or a different diet filled with lots of fruits and veggies. She died,.... but of Leukemia not the LUPUS!!!

Answer 5

What is lupus?

Lupus is a condition of chronic inflammation caused by an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses which occur when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a complex system within the body that is designed to fight infectious agents, for example, bacteria, and other foreign invaders. One of the mechanisms that the immune system uses to fight infections is the production of antibodies. Patients with lupus produce abnormal antibodies in their blood that target tissues within their own body rather than foreign infectious agents. Lupus can cause disease of the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, joints, and nervous system. When only the skin is involved, the condition is called discoid lupus. When internal organs are involved, the condition is called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Both discoid and systemic lupus are more common in women than men (about eight times more common). The disease can affect all ages but most commonly begins from age 20 to 45 years. It is more frequent in African-Americans and people of Chinese and Japanese descent.

What causes lupus?

The precise reason for the abnormal autoimmunity that causes lupus is not known. Inherited genes, viruses, ultraviolet light, and drugs may all play some role. Genetic factors increase the tendency of developing autoimmune diseases, and autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis , and immune thyroid disorders are more common among relatives of patients with lupus than the general population. Some scientists believe that the immune system in lupus is more easily stimulated by external factors like viruses or ultraviolet light. Sometimes, symptoms of lupus can be precipitated or aggravated by only a brief period of sun exposure.

Dozens of medications have been reported to trigger SLE; however, more than 90% of this "drug-induced lupus" occurs as a side effect of one of the following six drugs: hydralazine (used forhigh blood pressure), quinidine and procainamide (used for abnormal heart rhythm), phenytoin (used forepilepsy), isoniazide (used fortuberculosis), d- penicillamine (used for rheumatoid arthritis). These drugs are known to stimulate the immune system and cause SLE. Fortunately, drug-induced SLE is infrequent (accounting for less than 5% of SLE among all patients with SLE) and usually resolves when the medications are discontinued.

It also is known that some women with SLE can experience worsening of their symptoms prior to their menstrual periods. This phenomenon, together with the female predominance of SLE, suggest that female hormones play an important role in the expression of SLE. This hormonal relationship is an active area of ongoing study by scientists.

Recent research provides direct evidence that a key enzyme's failure to dispose of dying cells contributes to SLE. The enzyme, DNase1, normally eliminates what is called "garbage DNA" and other cellular debris by chopping them into tiny fragments for easier disposal. The researchers turned off the DNase1 gene in mice. The mice appeared healthy at birth but after 6-8 months, the majority of mice without DNase1 showed signs of SLE. Thus, a genetic mutation that disrupts the body's cellular waste disposal may be involved in the beginning of SLE.


I tried to look up sorjensens disease but said there was no such thing. Are you sure this is how it is spelled?

If you go to google and type in Lupus, it will ask you torefine your search and one of the sub topics is "For Patients" and there is alot of info here. That is where I got the info from above.

I hope all goes well. I will pray for your health.

Answer 6

Web Md . com can give you the best imfo, and its very relieable

Answer 7

http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/hw123404 this is for the lupus

Answer 8

webmd.com will tell you what you need to know.