Thank you.. I'm so confused. He read off his blood results to me this morning. He must have been reading it wrong....
it is called Lupus anticoagulant ...
I'm taking a guess at this but I bet this is it "antiphospholipid antibodies". I was just doing research and this is linked to Lupus(which the dr. told him). The dr. said my brother doesn't have...
Hi. I don't know if anyone remembers me. I was on your forum writing a number of posts regarding my brother within this last month. He had the swollen ankles and then nose bleeds. He finally had all...
Hi all, do any of you get rashes on your forearm? Looks like tiny pimples and are a bit itchy. Do they last long? hours, days?...
My brother went to his second opinion rheumy appt. today. They took blood for all the various things that it could be. Dr. wants him to get an MRI of his ankle/feet next week adn then the following...
Carol, Oh you have been through so much. I really wish you only good health for all the years ahead. What did you do to treat your swollen legs/feet? Did that happen just once or was it a chronic for...
Hi Carol. THe first rheumy said that he is having swelling due to his bone spurs. Not true. Even my brother's foot doctor said that is so unlikely. My brother's foot dr. is suscipious of an...
Thank you for replying firebabe.. My brother lives in Long Island, NY. Today is not as cold as it has been(today is the day he had more of the severe nose bleed.) He went to the ENT tonight. They did...
My brother had two more nose bleeds. He had one about half hour ago that was so badly with clots coming out. :( My mother called an ENT and he is going there now. Those of you that followed my...
Hippimom2, Yes Hello...I remember you too. First rheumy told my brother that his swollen ankles were just from the heel spurs. He obviously didn't want to bother with my brother. Therefore, my...
Does anyone get nosebleeds? My brother has swollen feet/ankles with no diagnosis... Now last night he had a nose bleed. He is going for a second opinion to a rhumey...please help...
thank u.... it could be AS. i just looked it up!!!...
I'm sorry what is AS?...
thank you both for replying. he is not on a water pill. the swelling went down from the drugs he was prescribed. I'm not sure the name of it. The dr. said it will help he feel better all over(even...
I left messages on the Lupus board a couple days ago. I was wondering if any of you had started your symptoms with swollen feet? My 28 year old brother's feet and ankles just out of nowhere swelled...
Thank you audry ann and hippimom2. I'm so thankful for your quick responses. I will let you guys know how he makes out with the blood work. I wish you all health & happiness this new year &...
Audry Ann, How old are you now? You mentioned that you had inflammation of the ankles. How badly was this inflammation? Did your ankles look like a pregnant woman at the end of her pregnancy? That's...
KaAl. I was wondering the same thing.. are they just ulcers inside the mouth or can they form on the lips (like cankersores, feversores) * ...
hummm alwaysrosie... my brother had that pain in his feet... when his feet and ankles were swollen... he was in so much pain that he wanted to go to the hospital in the middle of the night. but that...
Thank you so much both of you for responding. He had just had the ankle swelling & pain and it lasted for at least a month..he finally went to a foot doctor and he said it may be arthritis. He...
i have been reading up on Lupus and I know that all symptoms are different for everyone. Can anyone offer their fist symptoms when finding out they had lupus. thank you!!!!...
ginny i see you are 33. my brother is 28 and he is being tested for lupus. can you tell me your symptoms when you were diagnosed....
My brother who is 28 has recently had a bad case of swollen , painful ankles/feet. He also has 3 bone spurs. He was tested for arthritis but they said he doesn't have the rheumetoid(spelling, sorry!)...