Couple Questions

[Jack]

90% fatal?
Near 100% fatal?
I don't think we are disagreeing to any great extent.

[chrisTIn@]

Okay Jack. If you put it that way...
(Still 80% is not 100%. 20% Of the WG-patients seemed to survive anyway. I thougt that was interesting to consider, also given Psyborgs questions...)

Another Question : Why would the doctors be so interested in the fact that I had three miscariages prior to having my four son's. That was 28 years ago
Even after the confirmed dx, all doctors would ask the same thing.

I've had two miscarriages, AFTER I gave birth to my daughter...
(That was twenty years prior to my WG-diagnose)
And yes, the doctor was interested to hear this.
My partner and I checked it out at the time, but there seemed to be no medical reason for the miscarriages. We had a it all investigated at a specialized diagnostic fertility center, and the conclusion was: no medical reason that could prevent us from heaving another healthy child.

[JanW]

I actually think that it's interesting that docs would be interested in the fact that a woman had multiple miscarriages (less than 3, anyway). Miscarriages are extremely common, WG is not!

[Psyborg]

Maybe I'm looking at things backwards, perhaps wegeners attacks the areas you have a history of trouble with. Though that would make me feel extremely lucky it didn't attack my lungs as I've had a TON of issues with bronchitis over the years.

I'm wondering if the miscarriage thing is related to maybe immune system related rejection?

[dunkie2202]

Never even considered that Psyborg but its a very interesting thought....I'm wondering if the miscarriages were a symptom of another disease very close to Wegeners.