Lupus Remission?

Does lupus go into remission? My ex family member told me she had it years ago but then said it turns out she tested negative and lied. Well now about three years later she's telling me that she is being tested again and could have had it all along. But yet the test was negative last time.
I think she's bipolar. She self diagnoses and I think she needs to add bipolar to the list. Is there anyway besides her being nice one minute them making the devil look like a saint to test it?

There is no specific lupus test the way there is a test for HIV or anemia. Lupus is diagnosed after a whole bunch of tests are done, along with symptoms that suggest lupus. My mother has lupus, and it took months before they came to the conclusion that she had it. One of the common tests done that suggests lupus is the ANA test. It can be elevated and not specifically suggest lupus. My mom occasionally has a normal ANA test because her lupus is under control. The thing to remember is that a lupus diagnosis is difficult to come by, and requires a battery of tests and elimination of other problems that can cause the same results. If she's saying she's having a "lupus test" done, she's either ill informed or lying.

http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webartic...

check this link to the Lupus foundation........

THERE ARE TWO TYPES, ONE U HAVE A BUTTERFLY RASH, USUALLY FACIAL
THE OTHER U HAVE PAIN, TIRED, ALSO THE 2ND ONE THERE IS NO CURE, ITS CONTROLABLE , EVENTUALLY ALL ORGANS SHUT DOWN, BUT I HAVE A COUSIN, SHE HAS IT AND IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED 1987 SO THERE IS HOPE

Hi, no one can speak for and about your family member with any certainty - sorry. In general, lupus has "flares" and comes and goes, hence the term "remission". to answer your ? in a short answer, it would be, "yes". It does go into a "remission" - like state.

There are no lupus tests, per se, but there are blood tests, that are indicitve of lupus markers and the following requirements that the Rheumatologists follow:

Basic Lupus Facts

"Typical" clinical features include:

- Fever, fatigue, and weight loss
- Arthritis involving multiple joints for several weeks
- Butterfly-shaped rash over the cheeks or other rashes
- Skin rash appearing in areas exposed to the sun
- Sores in the mouth or nose for more than a month
- Loss of hair, sometimes in spots or around the hairline
- Seizures, strokes and mental disorders
- Blood clots in different locations
- Miscarriages in some patients
- Blood or protein in the urine or tests that suggest poor kidney
function
- Low blood counts (anemia, low white blood cells or low platelets)

- Other symptoms include chest pain when the patient breathes deeply,
heartburn, abdominal pain and poor circulation to the fingers and
toes.

- All of these symptoms can develop gradually, making lupus hard to
diagnose.
漏 2008 American College of Rheumatology

Lupus affects Asians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, African
Americans, Hispanics, Latinos, and Native Americans
disproportionately.

Although it affects women nine times more than men in their child
bearing years, men are affected. Children are affected.

This is just for your education and similar information can be found on any responsible website.

Lupus affects ALL organs. It's systemic and discriminates against nothing. Your family member can be affected in anyway and it can flare anytime. If her doctor is telling her that her blood test shows this at one time and that at another...who knows what information she's getting? Also, patients may not realize the affect they have on the people they have around them...

Good luck! Hope this helped.

Yes, it goes into remission. My lupus was active for the last six months, and currently all tests came back negative. I am in remission and feel great.