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Conference moira::parenting

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3
Moderator:	GEMEVN::FAIMANY

Created:	Thu Apr 09 1992
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1292
Total number of notes:	34837

1136.0. "Lupus in Pregnancy" by ALFA1::LIPSON () Wed May 01 1996 15:36

    Hi,
    
    I was wondering if anyone could provide any information about lupus. 
    A sister of a friend of mine is about 20 weeks along in her second
    pregnancy.  Everything was going along great until two weeks ago -- her
    OB noticed a very small amount of blood in her urine.  The OB asked her
    to do a 24 hour urine sample.  She just got the results and they're
    telling her that it might be lupus.  This possible diagnosis is turning
    her life upside-down.  
    
    Has anyone in the noting community ever had this experience?  I did do
    some reading in the medical notes file but it doesn't address a
    possible lupus diagnosis during pregnancy.
    
    Any anecdotal information that you can share would be greatly
    appreciated.  Feel free to contact me off-line.  
    
    Kind regards,
    Lisa
    
    chipbz::Lipson

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1136.1		CTPCSA::LALIBERTE	PSG/IAE - OGO	`Thu May 02 1996 11:43`	5
	I have 2 friends of childbearing age that have lupus. They both had it before conception. Both had healthy baby girls. One thing I do know is that lupus can be hard to diagnose so she really needs to make sure that is what she has.
1136.2	Many thanks for your replies	ALFA1::LIPSON		`Tue May 07 1996 12:19`	8
	I want to thank all who have responded in this file and to my email address. I have forwarded the responses to my friend. Thanks very much for your speedy replies... Kind regards, Lisa
1136.3	Good News...it's not lupus	ALFA1::LIPSON		`Wed May 08 1996 08:52`	5
	Just an update -- with good news! I just found out that the test for lupus was negative. Of course, they still don't know exactly what is causing these symptoms but they can rule out lupus. Thanks again for your support.
1136.4	just curious...	MPGS::HEALEY	Karen Healey, VIIS Group, SHR3	`Wed May 08 1996 10:49`	4
	What is lupus?
1136.5		CSC32::M_EVANS	I'd rather be gardening	`Wed May 08 1996 20:05`	7
	An auto-immune disease that attacks connective tissue. It can manifest itself as artheritis, kidney failure, a strange looking rash (thus the name as it can make a "wolf mask" on the face" and other problems. Some people have little to no problem with lupus, others have major problems, depending on the severity of the disease. meg