The common cold?

General
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First, let me say I haven't been diagnosed with Lupus ... just something I suspect and my dr has ran a few tests. I feel like I have lots of the symptoms, though.

So my question tonight is, can the common cold trigger a flare up?? I started getting sick yesterday, and tonight started really feeling bad with the sinuses, etc ... and within 2 hours I've noticed that some of the symptoms have gotten a lot worse. And a few new ones I've never seen before ... right hand has a few knuckles that look kind of misshapen and bruised, but I didn't injure them at all.

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I'm not sure but what I will say is my Dr suspects lupus because of my blood work, symptoms and a thymoma and when I get sick it happens quick and hard. I'm laid out flat and a cold feels like the flu.

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well it could be a flare up, and anything like a cold is made 10 times worse when you have lupus, so i would have your doc. do a ANA test, that will at least let you know if you have the lupus factor and also what your sed rate is................purrs..catspaw1955