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    • angelicbrat, can you help me?
    • Here's my story. 9 years ago, my doctor thought I had lupus but the ANA kept coming back negative. She sent me to every specialist you can think of except a rheumatologist. All of their tests were negative and I finally got tired of being sick and tired and poked and prodded so I rebelle
    • Questions galore
    • My internist diagnosed me with ANA-negative lupus in March. The rheumatologist I was sent to see said I couldn't possibly have it, because there is no such thing as ANA-negative lupus. :confused: He ordered bunches of tests and the only thing that came back abnormal was my CRP, which w
    • Did any of you get a second opinion?
    • I made an appt with another Rhuemy. The receptionist said she had to send the results somewhere so I told her to send them to my internist not my first Rhuemy...lolAnyways, I just want more testing done, and another opinion, but then I am scared about what she might say, what if she says nothing
    • Hubby doesnt Get it...:(
    • I don't know for sure if I have Lupus or not. I see a specialist on Wed. But my symptoms have continuously gotten worse over time.Anyway, lately I feel as though hubbage thinks I am faking or using my problems as an excuse to stay in bed or call in sick to work. It is so depressing and l
    • Rash & other Symptoms...is this lupus
    • I have been battling joint and muscle pain for years along with fatigue and other symptoms. I was seeing a rhuemy who told me I had a "lupus-like condition" and every time I saw him he wanted to know if I had sores in my mouth. Finally after about 2 years, my labs revealed that my thyroid was
    • Abnormal ANA
    • My doctors office just called and told me that I have an abnormal ANA level. (they want me to go in for more tests)In the past it has fluxuated between fine and abnormal. I am a little worried because when I asked the nurse what it means she said it could mean pre-lupus.Can a person that does
    • just dx w tumid lupus
    • I have just been dx w/ tumid lupus. I can't find any information about this form of lupis. Does anyone know anything or have this type? The symptoms I have had are pleurisy (which was a solid growth that had to be removed by thoracic surgery), achy & swollen joints, hair loss, headaches, e
    • Going numb & being in PAIN!
    • Hi!I have mild lupus, and yesterday it was causing me a lot of pain!!! I hurt everywhere.My hands and fingers go numb as well as my legs and feet...what is the cause of this and why is it doing this to me!!! It really aches!!! Nightowl2 It gets worse if it is cold outside or I am under stress!!!
    • So how sick do I have to be for a dX?
    • Hi friends--I was wondering of those who have officially been diagnosed by a rheumatologist... were you in flare for your visit? Did you have your rashes, swellings, etc... when you saw them? How sick were you when you got your diagnosis?I'm wondering because I had an appt w/ a rheumatolo
    • ebv virus?
    • MY SYMPTOMS 1. Ear pain 2. Ribs hurt when i press on them 3. Hips hurt also 4. Shoulder pain 5. Buring sensations all over 6. Head feels num constantly espically in the back of it. And yes sometimes i am confused on what im am going to say next. 7. Chills 8. left leg hurts all the time feels lik
    • 14 year old- saw rhumie today
    • Saw the rhumie today. He is saying our daughter has fibromyalgia. No comment on low C-4 complement protein level or constant trunk rashes. Not sure what to think. Maybe he is right but this is getting so old. She has constant joint pain that affects her everyday life. Have any of you had any pro
    • pleural effusions
    • hello i have had lupus (well diagnosed) since 2003 and back in july 2006 i came down with pneumonia and struggled getting over it and went to the hospital and they diagnosed me with pleurisy.. i had a vq scan which ruled out blood clots but i was still struggling to get good air and it hurt so b
    • Question about Complement C3 & C4
    • any idea what this is supposed to tell me.. i had my complement C3 and C4 done today because im having trouble.. any ideas??
    • hormones & flares
    • Does anyone else notice any flares happening when you are PMSing? I am 55 and still having pretty regular periods ( yeah..I know ..what's up with that?). This month I'm having particularly bad PMS and I just feel awfull. Achy ,fatigued etc. I've only been diagnosed since May and t
    • still waiting ...
    • heyi had my second blood test 3 weeks ago after they did something to the first (5 and a half wks ago), but rang the doctors yday and still no results? where are they, im getting worried that maybe something is wrong n they are redoing it or checking it or maybe they have messed it up again!! I
    • Just out of hosptial & very bad sore throat/swollen glands - need your input
    • Need your input my special board buddies,After spending most of last week in the hosptial on IV steriods/fluids - mega potassium & antibotics. I've been home resting. And I'm VERY thankful to be home in my own bed. I'm still on 60mg of Prednisone daily combined with 20meq of Potas
    • Questions about Lupus
    • I went in today to the my doctor to get the results of my test for possibly having Lupus. I had already had a preveous Possitive ANA of 1.80 so i had to go the the Rhuematoligyst. He said that i came back possitive for a component that says i have the ability to develope Lupus in the future.
    • Seizures & Lupus
    • Has anyone on here ever experienced a simple partial seizure? I am just curious what type of seizures generally accompany seizures (if you get seizures with your lupus).
    • My labs..do these numbers sound bad?
    • I am not even sure if I am in the right place...I have been having many problems and someone suggested an immune disorder..my drs dont really want to listen to me. I had some lab work done in the ER and went and picked it up today. Here are the things that were high and lowNeutro Auto was 81.1 (
    • Plaquenil - Better Than Prednisone?
    • I was first diagnosed with SLE in Sep 1991, after several weeks of stay in the hospital and countless rounds of blood tests. The conclusion is that I have an autoimmune disease that has affected my kidneys. Throughout the 12 1/2 years, I have been prescribed 10mg of predinsone a day during my
    • Oral/Nasal sores questions
    • Hi,When you have these sores, do they seem to occur (mostly) in the same places in your nose and mouth? I have these every few weeks and they are usually in the same spot. They are somewhat painful, especially the mouth ones when I eat.Oh, also, does anyone ever have a horrible taste in their
    • ANA & what it means
    • I'm sure this is a topic that has come up a number of times, so please humor me. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gifI recently had an ANA and it came back postitive. My doctor then said he ran another "definitive test" that ruled out lupus.Is there such a think as a "definitive te
    • My Journey to a Diagnosis :)
    • Hey guys,Many of you have asked what my story is, and now I have the time to sit down and type it up for you. My journey started when I was 16 years old, when I had a weird paralysis (numbness) that went down my right side and would end in my face leaving me unable to talk. Those episodes would
    • Difficulty getting initial rheumy appt...Normal?
    • I am wondering if this sounds normal. I have been seeing my internal medicine doctor about all of my symptoms for the past couple of months after being sick for a long time. I have gone through a ton of testing and my doctor says the only things he could think of are connective tissue diseases,
    • family with a lot of autoimmune diseases
    • Hi, It may be me but it seems to me my family has a very high chance of getting autoimmune diseases. Do any of you notice that in your families? I think I was the first one to come down with a autoimmune disease, unless polio is one. thirty some years ago I came down with this very painful
    • lab results...how long?
    • Can someone tell me how long it takes to get the lab results on a fana, and other lupus tests?Thanks al lot!sobs
    • Cytoxan & Lupus
    • My wife had a biopsy of her kidneys done last week. The kidney Doctor came back and said that the biospy was a mild level 4. He has since suggested starting her on cytoxan. Has anyone been treated with cytoxan? What are the side effects? Did it help? What ever you can provide would be helpf
    • Curious-need input about symptoms
    • Hi everybody--I am new to this board, but I have been posting at the Thyroid Disorders board for a while. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease (autoimmune thyroiditis) in May and have been on meds for it. They seem to help mostly, but recently I have complained about fatigue and other t
    • What do you use on your face?
    • What have you used on your face to reduce the rash? Did it help? Make it worse? Thank you in advance.
    • A little more info on the positive ANA question.
    • Just giving another opinion I received from a new rhuemy I have been seeing. I am one of those with a positive ANA but not a firm diagnosis of lupus yet. My ANA is always normal when I am on meds. This new doc says if you have Hashmoto's thyroiditis (hypothyroid) which I have that would
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