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What Is The Life-expectancy With Continued Treatment For Lupus?

I am a 62 yr old African American male recently diagnosed with lupus. I am a retired nurse of 39 years. I know I will have to deal with this for the remainder of my life. I am 5ft 6in tall. My current weight is 145.8 lbs. (December of 2015 my weight was 115lbs) I have been started on prednisone which was titrated from 60mg orally to my current dosage of 20mg orally daily. I am also receiving IVIG treatment. I have shown considerable improvement since startling the treatments last month. I guess my question is what is my life expectancy with continued treatments. I have no problem with rashes. I do have osteoarthritis and gout. The gout flares up once, maybe 2 times a year. Thank you.
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Historically, lupus caused people to die young, primarily from kidney failure. Today, with careful treatment,80 to 90 percentof people with lupus can expect to live a normal lifespan.
So, considering your current health status and improvement it can be said that u can life expectancy is quite good.
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What Is The Life-expectancy With Continued Treatment For Lupus?

Historically, lupus caused people to die young, primarily from kidney failure. Today, with careful treatment,80 to 90 percentof people with lupus can expect to live a normal lifespan. So, considering your current health status and improvement it can be said that u can life expectancy is quite good.