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Originally Posted by tkrik
Wait! Isn't flare, exacerbation, and relapse the same thing, just different words?  Now I am confused.  I know pseudo exacerbations can happen especially after being sick. But I did not know there was a difference between a flare, exacerbation, and a relapse.
Glad to hear the weakness is easing up a bit.  |
Yes....you are right! A Flare, Exacerbation and Relapse are ALL THE SAME. It is a new symptom, or a old that that has reappeared that last for aleast 24 hrs and is separated from the last Flare by atleast 30 days.
A pseudo Exacerbation is a temporary increase in symptoms, caused by being out in the heat, or taking too hot of a shower, etc ......once you cool down the symptoms go away.
That is why Debbie's episode sounds like a Exacerbation to me....