Tested positive for both Grave's and Hashimoto's, and most recently for RA.

I was just recently talking to someone about this subject, though, and said its really all the same disease, it just picks and chooses where it wants to show up.

I have a question. I see a lot of people with Hashimoto's. Is this a primary disease or caused by one or more of the meds you're taking. My doctor tested me for it because I was having trouble losing weight (not anymore, though) and said I don't have it but if I did it was most likely as a result of long term use of prednisone.

thats what my doctor indicated to me ... as i think i have sjogrens now as well as ra
he said just an extension of the autoimmune disease that is attacking my glands now

@A myRAteam Member The funny thing is, is that we laugh and joke that we forgot some things from our laundry lists of issues and to an outsider they wouldn't find it funny at all, but to us it is funny. Hoping for you and everyone else to have a better 2016, than our 2015!! And at least maybe keep our lists as is and not have to add anything! Fingers crossed to all of you!!

I guess they're not all AI diseases, but since RA, I have now been told I also have hypothyroidism (but I think it's actually Hashimoto's), Raynaud's syndrome, Vitiligo, lymphodema, anemia, Baker's Cysts. Oh, and I've now supposedly developed cataracts in a 6 mos period, according to the opthalmologist who checks me since I take Plaquenil.