What is the life-expectancy after diagnosis?
In today’s medical environment lupus is considered highly treatable. Barring other risk factors that influence life expectancy, with early diagnosis, appropriate medical care and certain (often minor) lifestyle adjustments, the vast majority of individuals with lupus can expect to have a reasonably “normal” life expectancy. Each individual with lupus is unique and will have a unique set of symptoms, treatments and prognosis. Many individuals never have life-threatening major organ involvement. If you work closely with your physician, she / he should be able to help you with the correct treatments and monitoring. This is essential to ensure that if you do have major organ involvement with your lupus you receive prompt medical treatment to alleviate this and prevent permanent damage.
