[Anonymous February 17, 1998 at 4:33 am Post count: 93172]

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Can someone please tell me about the relationship between arthritis and Graves Disease?

[Anonymous February 17, 1998 at 8:48 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152701

As I understand it, both Grave’s and arthritis are classed as auto-immune disoders. ie., they occur as a result of the body’s immune response to itself! In the case of Grave’s and rheumatoid arthritis, the elements that trigger the unwanted immune reaction in both diseases are closely associated genetically, ie. they are very close together on the genetic ‘strand’. I wonder if this means that, if you have one of these diseases you are more likely to develop the other? I was diagnosed about 8 years ago (post-op now) and do experience some pain in knee joints and back and shoulder at times.

[Anonymous February 18, 1998 at 4:12 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152702

I got graves disease during my pregnancy. Shortly after delivery I also developed Rheumatoid arthritis. Luckily for me it did go into remission about a year and a half later. I still have some “regualr” arthritis, but it’s not to bad

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