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Hereditory

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fussybag
fussybag

I have RA and my mum has re-occurring bouts of PMR. Does anyone know if there is a hereditory connection? Mtntion it to my consultant and he just hummed and said "right". Thanks

 

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  • mrsmop
    mrsmop fussybag

    Posted

    I have had a look into this and it seems that they were investigating the potential connection in the early 90s but nothing since, which suggests that they haven't found anything.
    • fussybag
      fussybag mrsmop

      Posted

      Thanks for that. I suppose everything is connected in one way or another. A lot of medical things are strange. My daughter has vitiligo really bad, and most people think it only happens to black people. Interesting really x
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop fussybag

      Posted

      My friend has vitiligo [she's white] and an underactive thyroid.  They say that once you have one autoimmune disease, you are more likely to develop another.  I have 3 auto immune diseases.

      I once said to the doctorsr who are looking after me, that I would be very interesting if it wasn't me!!

    • fussybag
      fussybag mrsmop

      Posted

      Oh dear. My old doc said to leave my body to science but when he retired he said not to bother as it would be too confusing to new students!!!!! Charming, hee hee x
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