Re: Fibromyalgia [OT]

"Smokie Darling (Annie)" <Barnabus1993@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That's the funny thing (or rather another one) about RA. When the
immune system has something to "attack" (like a virus), then the joint
inflammation pretty much goes away. Part of the problem with RA is
that your own immune system starts attacking your joints as though
they were foreign bodies. So, you'll hear RA-babies wishing everyone
a "little" sick. Enough to send off the immune system, but not so
much to be unable to do every day things <smile>.

Interesting - it's like your immune system gets bored, like teenagers
in a small town with nothing to do, who then start looking for trouble.
Or like a border collie who doesn't have a task to work on. :)

--
Joyce ^..^

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