Had my appt. today

It was very interesting. He asked lots of questions, did some joint tests. He said that given my family history, it could be an auto-immune disease. I did find out that my ana was (hope I get this right) 1:640. Anyway, he said it was as high as it could get, that they stop diluting at that point. He ordered a ton of bloodwork and x-rays of my feet. I should hear by the end of the week if anything shows up. He did say that he felt my foot pain could be from my back problems affecting how I put weight on my feet.

So, I don't know much more now than I knew before the appt. I'll wait to see what the labs show.

Thanks for all of your support.

My pcp had ordered the ana test in May. When it came back positive, she sent me to the rheumatologist. He ordered several other tests to get more information. Does it say anything that the numbers came back so high? Or does that not mean much since it is a screening? This is all somewhat confusing to me.