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Undiagnosed Autoimmune with back pain, spasms, and stiffness

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Nov 14, 2021 | Replies (91)
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@runwthme

I have same diagnosis. I take plaquenil and helps with energy and joint pain. I have so many other symptoms that flare, and all I can think is this is the prelude to MS or lupus. I’ve recently started getting a squeezing feeling around my rib cage, literally like I’m being squeezed. Keep searching. Good luck.

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babette | @babette | Nov 10, 2021

Hi - New here with a pending dx of AS. runwthme: Have you been worked up for MS, including a
spinal tap? I say this because I have MS and what you describe as the squeezing feeling is a perfect definition of the "MS hug." I didn't get a proper MS dx for many years. I went to a large teaching hospital in Boston where they put all the pieces together.

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