Question:
I have just spent 5 days in hospital. My initial symptoms were double vision, headache, nausea, arm and leg weakness. Initially the doctors thought I had either a mild stroke or early onset MS. However, the MRI was negative. Subsequently, the Neurologist suggested that I had "classic" skin symptoms on my face of lupus and they did additional blood work. However, the results of this blood work has not yet come back and I have been discharged from the hospital as most of the tests were negative. One doctor suggested a spinal tap, but another felt the procedure would only yield minor information, so we decided to forego this procedure.I am currently 47 years old and have stiff joints in the morning and swelling (which includes the knee and ankle) at the end of every day.Do this sound like Lupus? I have a follow up appointment scheduled with a neurologist at the hospital, but not a rhumatologist.

Answer:
You may or may not have lupus. The neurologist will follow up on the tests that were done in hosptial and send you to a rheumatologist if warranted.