Thanks for the reply Ryn-Frog. I dont actually have Lupus, I have Lupus anticoagulant, which is named the same but not in fact in any way related to Lupus. My understanding is Lupus anticoagulant or Lupus antibody casues m/c and thrombosis. I understand that steroids or maybe apsprin or heparin are used to treat it, but am not really sure what the side effects of this are, and what the alternatives are either. In fact there seems to be a lot of info on Lupus, but not on Lupus anticoagulants!! I also was wondering if anyone else out there knew of other tests to confrim lupus anticoagulant ( other than BT) or if any one else out there had been diagnosed with this. Again Thanks for the help Ryn-frog