I was just going to write a lupus/autoimmune related post and you beat me to it.

I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was about 28 years old. I've had the symptoms for many years before that.

Then in 2014 I was diagnosed with Lupus after a doctor seeing that tell tale rash on my face and a crazy high ANA.

I wonder if I've had lupus all along and that caused the ulcerative colitis or if the ulcerative colitis made me vulnerable to lupus.

I hear that when you have one autoimmune disease, you can wind up with others as well.

I am also being tested for RA. RA runs in my family. My joints always hurt.