Tumid Lupus with SLE Symptoms?
Hi! A couple years ago I visited the Mayo Clinic, which ultimate led to a biopsy and tumid lupus diagnosis.
Since then, I've also gotten the SLE label. While I don't have positive ANA, I have every SLE symptom under the sun (including tendinitis, painful joints, R.A.-like nodules and deformed finger joints, MS-like symptoms/spasms/muscle weakness, hair loss, 0 in both eyes on Shrimer's test, tachycardia/flushing, some high creatinine readings, history of colitis/lower G.I. bleeding, vasculitis bruising, looped capillaries, blah blah blah).
I've done CellCept (which helped a lot but caused me to puke all the time and lose 50 pounds). I also (miraculously enough) qualified for Benlysta and still go for once-a-month infusions. It doesn't last as long as I'd like, but it's changed my life. (I literally live for the first 2 weeks of the Benlysta cycle). 🙂
I understand tumid lupus is fairly rare, and that only 5-10% of tumid lupus patients have SLE symptoms (and almost none of those have positive ANA). I'm wondering if anyone else out there fits this profile? If so, I'd love to compare notes. Thanks!
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I have Tumid Lupus but was told no SLE although it feels like it's more than my skin
I have the million ants under my skin feeling too and my itching is off the charts. Did you find anything that works??