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Fibro, Arthritis, KC

Postby space_cadet » Mon 14 May 2018 1:47 pm

anyone know of any links between chronic pain conditions such as fibro and arthritis and KC?

I might be clutching at straws and stabbing in the dark, but for some reason when my fibro and or arthritis are flaring my KC bothers me a lot more.

Fibro n arthritis were dx way back in my early teens and the KC 2009.
May09 Diagnosed with KC, March 2010 after a failed transplant it has left me legally blind a long cane user (since 2010) who is blind in a once sighted world

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Re: Fibro, Arthritis, KC

Postby Anne Klepacz » Mon 14 May 2018 4:51 pm

There is a research paper suggesting a link with rheumatoid arthritis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20802320
though nothing as far as I know to link with osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia.
But it wouldn't be surprising if everything seemed worse when you're suffering chronic pain. I hope the flare up goes soon.

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Re: Fibro, Arthritis, KC

Postby space_cadet » Tue 15 May 2018 9:36 am

Cheers Anne, this flare has been lingering to different degrees since before Easter so getting a bit fed up now
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