tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post8762246822111133340..comments2024-03-19T09:10:47.280-07:00Comments on Reasonably Well: A Hazardous Career ChoiceJulia Oleinikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857783768340014545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-9779731554225272182010-07-14T12:23:46.573-07:002010-07-14T12:23:46.573-07:00Thank you for bringing up a subject that I don'...Thank you for bringing up a subject that I don't believe many of us really thought about.We take it for granted that we get a prescription and that prescription is filled and/or administered, but one never thinks of any hazards involved for the health workers. I hope there are better and safer procedures being put in place today.<br /><br />From what I've read (and can remember!) a person usually inherits the genetic tendency to an autoimmune disease, but something will trigger the person to get the disease. I'm pretty sure in my case it was a virus, but who knows for certain?annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-13475926031831444672010-07-14T11:46:55.435-07:002010-07-14T11:46:55.435-07:00yes, I had my hyst and ovary removal in 2000, and ...yes, I had my hyst and ovary removal in 2000, and was dx with Sjogren's syndrome in 2003. You're right - there definitely seems to be some link between sex hormones and autoimmune disease, as evidenced by several really interesting studies out there. But then, there's many other avenues of research such as virology and toxicology which also have data connecting to autoimmune disease. Such a tangled web Sjogren's weaves.....Julia Oleinikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857783768340014545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-34235911070487490412010-07-14T04:19:42.497-07:002010-07-14T04:19:42.497-07:00Hi Julia--great, informative post! I have a questi...Hi Julia--great, informative post! I have a question for you--did your Sjogren's kick in AFTER your hysterectomy? The reason I'm asking is because I had a hysterectomy in 2007, and early 2008 is when I started getting sick. Have to wonder if changing hormone levels kicked in an autoimmune response. I know some women develop autoimmune problems after giving birth--I didn't. P.S. they left my ovaries--just took the uterus.Leslie at SugarAndSpiceADK.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09311900004547134837noreply@blogger.com