The Lupus Foundation of America provides an Ask The Experts section on their website, where you can submit a lupus related health question.

I know many of you know about this already, but I thought I would mention it for anyone who didn’t.

You can find answers to many common questions in the same section. Here’s a good example:

Q: How common is it to have both Lupus and RA?

A: Believe it or not, it is more common than you think to have more than one disease. This is called overlapping connective tissue diseases. The connective tissue diseases are a family of closely related disorders. They include: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or lupus), Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis (PM-DM), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc or scleroderma), Sjogren’s Syndrome (SS), and various forms of Vasculitis. Although lupus most often occurs alone, many people with lupus also have symptoms characteristic of one or more of the other connective tissue diseases. In this circumstance, a physician may use the term “overlap” to describe the illness. There are several well-recognized overlaps that may affect people with lupus this includes the overlap of SLE and RA.

Strangely enough, I haven’t submitted a question yet. I tend to just look things up. Has anyone used this service to ask a specific question? If so, how long did it take to get a response?