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Anyone with Rhumatoid Arthritis Intertistial Lung Disease?
What strategies do you use? I had never heard of RA lung disease but was diagnosed with it a year ago. I am looking to connect with others experiencing this. I do have RA symptoms in joints but they are manageable. The lungs are my main issue right now. ,
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I never felt the effects of RA, but my blood results showed that I had it. I am not sure how it really affected my lungs, but I did have pulmonary fibrosis.
In fact RA is one of the causes of pulmonary fibrosis.
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1 Reaction@ead People often don't realize that rheumatoid arthritis can affect other organs - it is not only a disease of the joints.
As @vic83 said, dome type can cause pulmonary fibrosis. The type my husband has caused him to develop bronchiectasis. So I am sure it can also cause interstitial lung disease. Each of these conditions cause various parts of the lungs to lose elasticity or to thicken.
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2 ReactionsI was just diagnosed with rheumatiod arthritis in my lungs !
I always knew I R A in my joints !
I was rushed to the E R becauseI couldn't breath and over the years I've been rushed to the ER for shortness of breathe!
This last time pneumonia was ruled out and showed that I have R A in my lungs !
I worry about this because I've been short of breath for 4 years after I had a blood clot go thru my heart and lungs plus I have Afib !