Anyone else have multiple autoimmune diseases?

@sarahmariem These diseases are very difficult and quality of life is deeply affected . No real solid answers. The cures are very difficult to take. I have watched my daughter (58) struggle starting at 5 with graves. Her first of many She lives with me now Jt would be hard for her to be alone but her children spend a lot of time helping her .

@ddn thank you. You hang in there too!!

I have Myasthenia gravis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, and Pachymeningitis. 80 y/o. Treated by 17 specialties. Drove one of my race cars last year, a bit slower now but still fun. Treated at the Philadelphia VA and Penn Medicine.

@rosiet1976, hi.
consentix is a cloned human B cell antibody (monoclonal antibody) called a bilogic It binds to IL 17A preventing its attachment to IL 17 A's receptor. It is useful in PA, RA SLE, ALS.

@gently I see. She has not been able to tolerate any drugs in that class bad allergic reaction and infections.

judyresnick, I'm a little nervous drugs cloned in animal cells, myself, even though I've bee on one for almost three years. I hope she find something to help.

@diverdown1
I'm sorry to hear you are living with Long COVID. Another virus, Epstein-Barr, changed my life for good. I have had PTSD twice in life, as a child and because of an earthquake where I had a near death experience and was out of my body for a split second looking down at the destruction of my home. Within weeks of that I became ill and it was the onset of Sjogrens, RA, Hashimoto's thyroiditis and also cancer. There is the story of stress and trauma in my background. I thought it would be a matter of healing psychologically. Instead I was introduced to living with chronic disabling illness ever after.

@gently if u are tolerating it that long you are lucky
if it’s helping. No infections during 3 years….?..

judyresnick, the drug I'm taking is Forteo for osteoporosis. It isn't an antibody, but it's grown in e coli. It has been a wonderful drug for me, just luck.

@jw9 I am so sorry to hear that. I understand trauma. When I got sick with Long COVID, one of the things that did show up on my labs was the reactivation of Epstein-Barr. I believe there is a definite correlation between Trauma, EBV and the autoimmune diseases, and wish that I was a scientist and could study that. I am in social work, so I asked this question on the Long COVID Mayo page as well. I have to get ready but will elaborate further later. Thank you for your reply. You are obviously a resilient person. I hope today goes good for all who read this.