Does anybody ever get chronic repeated infections? Is this a lupus symptom? I constantly get bladder and sinus infections.
I'm no doctor, so this is just my input. But with Lupus, since it's an autoimmune disease and can affect just about any part of your body, your body is much more prone to illnesses and infections. But make sure you bring this up with your Rheumatologist!
Hi Lacey
Yes I have bladder infection one right after the other.
They said they don’t know why but I am sure it’s do to the Lupus.
Also have sinus issues and I just got over a bad eye infection that started in my tear duct and the infection and redness moved very fast halfway to my eyebrow and down my cheek . The worst part is always having the bladder issue.
Pam
Get your total immunoglobulins checked. Just had to have mine done and was found to have CVID, IgG specifically. I definitely don’t believe in self diagnosed or Dr Google but I definitely think I’d be worth your while to bring this up to your dr
Thank you for that info dawncelest
I am going to ask my Dr next time I see him.
dawncelest said:
Get your total immunoglobulins checked. Just had to have mine done and was found to have CVID, IgG specifically. I definitely don’t believe in self diagnosed or Dr Google but I definitely think I’d be worth your while to bring this up to your dr
Thank you all for the input. I am going to bring that up when I go in June. Infections are terrible. Never had a bladder infection until last summer, when I first started having pain in my joints.
Hi Yes, I do for past 9 years, now it seems not so much infections but the horrid illness having a field day, now taking steroids along with the hydroxychloriquine, but think dosage is not right on 10 mgs steroids this works for about 5-6 hours then symptoms and pain come back in force, going to check out next week on increasing the steroids.
Always feel better when rough taking CO AMOCICLAV this is the only one that works, but can be difficult to get prescription, sometimes have had to go down the line of buying without prescription online, but you are charged really huge rates.
You really know best about your body, but can be soo soo hard for practioners and anyone else to take it up, really we all have to be the boss for our own best interests but Golly this is so not needed when you feel ill.
Got diagnosed about 2-3 years back after being ill on and off since 2 years old with spontaneious bleeding and stuck in what my mother called a plastic tent in a London hospital, so had it for about 50+ years with no one paying any attention and body cracking up periodically and landing in hospitals time after time, and of course we have all been told you can't be ill all over your body! a woman/ neurotic/ psychiatric reports double quick!!!!!
Love having found this web site, so good we can all stick together and try and help one another with this cruel/ painful and isolating condition. Thanks to you all fellow Lupuies and loads of love, louisa
I usually don’t but I now get cellulitis in lower legs. I didn’t realize that my swollen, bright red lower legs was cellulitis. I’ve been lying down as much as possible to lower the swelling, and antibiotics. He told me my internist needs to deal with it now that I have diabetes. She doesn’t notice things like this.