Thymus and RA | Arthritis Information
I have researched wikipedia already, so I am interested in what thymus tests or diseases of the thymus or what your RA doctor has told you about your thymus and your autoimmune disease? Please no big cut and paste jobs, links are nice. Thank you in advance ~~ CathyI was under the impression that it an organ that basically becomes non functional after puberty. That is as much as I know.You are more likely to have a cancerous thymus if you have RA, lupus or myasthenia gravis (spelling not checked). Thymus will practically shrink to nothing over one's lifetime as it does nothing as lorster said.
That would be Myasthina Gravis. That is the disease in which the thyamus gland is attacked.
Thanks ~~ Cathy
Ok, blanking out here. Isn't this part of the HPA axis?
Pip
No, that's the adrenals. Thymus. I am in love with what's left of my thymus. Antiseptic qualities. ROFLMAO
No, I'm right! I LOVE it when that happens as it really is rarely.
I have to introduce you to a friend on AF. She's the HPA Axis Queen and she's RIGHT! Well, that and the gut. I actually have research on the brain/gut communication too.
Hugs,
Pip
I don't see mention of the thymus in that article?
Damn! Wrong again! Shows me not to crow.
Humbly,
Pip
This is all very interesting! My father has adrenal problems, that did not fully develop until he was 60...PIP so let us see the brain gut stuff. I will post some stuff as soon as i am feeling up to it.
Mine is all common scence stuff that the rest of the world is seeming to over look. I am on something only by the chance that i have so many conflicting diseases that i should notice and pick up on the little stuff that is not so little. Brain gut may fit into my research if you should be so kind.
Thymus/thalamus - its all between friends :) The thymus is where the baby T cells go to grow up to be the BIG T cells of our immune system. Hmmmm ....
[QUOTE=Pip!]Damn! Wrong again! Shows me not to crow.
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