Hi. I found one of my labs I took back in 10/07 (sick since 12/06) I had it done at Stony Brook it states as follows.. Igm non-specific bands= 18,34,93 (are these not lyme specific?) Igg -29 confused...
Would you please explain the pain in further detail? Does it ever feel like you entire arm, from shoulder to hand, is being squeezed? Thanks...
Yes, I have a deep ache in my lower arms as if my bone is being crushed. Both arms feel very heavy as if filled with led for two years. I also get this weird sqeezing pain in my entire arm as if it...
Hi, I don't really post often, but I do read many of the threads. I have a quick question. With lyme, do you ever get arm pains that feel like your entire arm is aching or being squeezed? I have many...
How nice it must be to have your cleaning done for you....I did try that one time, but found myself cleaning before the cleaning lady arrived, lol. Really don't like to show my house messy. So I let...
Carol, you sure have your plate full. It's so hard to have so much going on and not be able to get the correct diagnosis. What were the tests that were coming back that made your pulm think of Lupus...
okie~ It's good to hear your mri came out good! Congrats. I too have the fuzzy brain everyday! Some days it's wrose than others. Can I ask you a question? Have you been dx'd with Lupus yet? You see...
Hi ladies. Sorry for taking so long to reply...things have been so busy here. okie~ to answer your question about steroids, no I am not taking any kind of drug. Just advil. Oh, and thanks for the...
Hi, I just got my test results in the mail today (had the lab mail me a copy)..... Everything is negative, ANA, DNA, SM/RNP, SM AB, SS-A, SS-B The only thing that was out of range was my...
I hate the ER....I went to the ER a total of 4 times in 2 months and all they did was stick me with a IV and sent me on my way! Now I hestitate. I don't know if you guys remember but the pain feels...
In the middle of the night I woke up to this awful pain in my entire left arm (shoulder to my hand). It felt like a very deep ache. Almost like a crushing pain. I was able to fall back to sleep and...
Welcome Sheyna. I too am in dx limbo. I hope you get answers soon, not knowing is hard. Audrey, I had the same problem 1 year ago, I would wake up with both hands numb, I had to shake them around to...
I thought the contact case read trilicone, but I looked at it again this morning and it actually reads tefilcon (some sort or plastic). P.S. red, I looked had looked up trilicone and found no...
Hey red, my contacts are not silicone it's called something like trilicone or something I can't remember exactly. Is that something different than silicone? Have to ask my eye doc....
Hey Carol, just wanted to say good luck with the MRI. I hope it all turns out fine....
Lucylynn, I too would like to extend my welcome! SO WELCOME!!...
I do believe that I have dry eye, just last night it felt like I couldn't even blink because my right eye was so dry. But, my mouth is fine, not dry at all. redrose-what's wrong with silicone? Does...
Thaks guys!...
Hi. I need some help. I have to do a 24 hour pee test and am a bit confused /community/emoticons/confused.gif Am I supposed to pee in the container when I wake up then all day, then again when I wake...
Hello Can you guys tell me what your joint pain is like? Do you have inflammation and joint pain, or just joint pain? Does it hurt when you press on your joints or do you just have a pain/ache that...
Well I don't have dry mouth but my eyes do feel dry at times.....can you have just dry eyes with sj, or do you have both dry mouth and eyes? Thanks...
I feal like I have the mental fog everyday! Some days it's worse than others, but I have a "off" feeling everyday. My mind does not feel as "sharp" as it used to be. Sort of like my head is in a...
Well, I really don't have dry eyes or mouth, my eyes just turn red and get inflammation when I wear my contacts now. Very weird. p.s. what does "your mileage may vary" mean?...
O.k, so the ENA is actually te anti-sm and anti-ro test? Sorry I have no clue....
Hi. I have been having problems with my contact lenses lately. My eyes start to hurt and trun red when I put them on. It's like I'm alergic to them, never had this problem before. Anyone?...
You know mj, I was at my new rheumy's office this past thurday and in the waiting room I read an article about a woman with Lupus that was so tired of being over weight that she decided to stop...
Oh no, hippi, that was in the past.....Thank God I don't have the insomnia any longer. I had it real bad for 9 days in a row. I sleep fine now. I really hope it stays that way!...
Carol, I have to say I thought I was going to lose it! It was so awful, feeling dead tired amd unable to sleep. I went to my pcp who prescribed me ambien, would take it and still would be wide awake...
okie, I'm sorry you are having to deal with insomnia...I had it for 9 days in a row and was ready to lose my mind! You just can't function without sleep. I had it so bad that I was taking a sleeping...
Hello again, I got another question for you all! I am seeing a new rheumy and she has ordered some blood work.... -CBC diff platelets -Comprehensive Metaboloic panel -ESR -ANA ds DNA, SS-A, SS-B -C3...
Hey Ginny, do you feel like this everyday or off and on? Did you have this before your stroke?...
Do you guys ever get gum pain? Not just a section of your mouth but your entire gum line, top and bottom? If so, what does it feel like? Also, do you ever get swelling around your eyes? What's that...
I was wondering how the mental fog is for everyone? Do you have it everyday or on and off? What does your "fog" feel like? I hate brain fog!!! /community/emoticons/sad.gif ...
Everyone poll their doctors?.....Yes, that is a great idea! It would be interesting to see what the results would be....
Are you sure lynn? I just did research on it and what I found out was that certain antibiotics and other medications CAN affect you ANA results. Where did you get your information from? Thanks!...
So Does antibiotics cause a false positive ANA ?...
Hi Apple, I was wondering if you can elaborate on the antibiotic causing a false positive? Is it only certian antibiotics? You mentioned penicillin? Is that the only antibiotic that can affect the...
Weleetka, you are right in that problems with the sclera (I think it is called scleritis) has to do with autoimmune disorders, more so than episcleritis (the thin layer of tissue that covers the...
Hey Ginny, Well to tell you the truth, I would think that this eye issue will most likely happen again, since I had two episodes within two months! I did read that if it does occur more often, then...
Oh I forgot, the article did mention that "nodular episcleritis" is more common in systemic diseases rather than episcleritis. That's what I found....what can you gather ginny?........
Hi ginny, I did see my eye doctor about the other eye, he said it was episcleritis and prescribed eye drops. it went away in a couple of wks. Now I have the same thing in my right eye. I did some...
ooops! I meant corner of my eye not coner....
Hello everyone. I hope you all are doing o.k. I don't know if you remember my post regarding my eyes. I had episcleritis in my left eye with little bubble like bumps on the whites of my eye. That was...
Yeah, I didn't think it was shingles. It's as if the skin is hyper-sensitive. Maybe it has to do with the nerve endings....
Oh Judy, that is very sweet of you, but I was thinking of going to the bookstore on saturday to purchase " The Lupus Book". Thanks for the offer, I appreciate your generosity....
Judy, you are worthless!!! Just kidding, LOL. That's o.k I don't think his practice is near by anyhow. I think he might be in LA. Still happy for you even tho you forgot about little ol me!...
There is nothing on my skin at all. Just a small area, maybe about 6inches. like ginny said, just feels very sensitive, so sensitive that anything that runs across it (like my hand or a sheet) hurts...
That's great news Judy!! One thing, Did you forget about me? You were going to ask your doc about Dr. Wallace. You probably forgot due to your excitment, right? ;-)...
Hi again, I forgot to ask in my other thread if you ever have skin pain/tenderness? Let me explain. Do you ever have pain on some areas of your body? Like the other day, I had this pain on my...
Hi. I was wondering, with Lupus, do you have to have redness and inflammation with your joint pain, or do some just have the joint pain? Thanks!...