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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about living with lupus.
8 doctors weighed in across 7 answers
Ignore: Ask you doctor what your ANA is and what your lupus-specific blood tests are. Knowledge is power.
Answered 3/26/2018
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Ignore: Don't rely on any lab tests to tell you whether or not you have lupus. See a rheumatologist.
Answered 6/27/2017
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Ignore: A pregnancy with a healthy baby in Lupus is very possible BUT do pick a OB-Gyn/Rheumatologist team!
Answered 6/4/2014
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Ignore: Tell your doctor all of your symptoms. Don't leave out fatigue, decreased memory, and depression.
Answered 8/4/2014
3.9k views
Ignore: . A good doctor-patient relationship and support from family and friends can help you cope with SLE.
Answered 8/4/2014
3.8k views
Ignore: Do notify Doctor about fatigue, joint pain, shortness of breath or fevers.
Answered 12/6/2014
3.5k views
Ignore: Make sure the doctor checks your C2 and C4 levels, ds-DNA levels, and does a urinalysis every visit!
Answered 5/17/2015
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