Bill: it seems that is an overlap of basically any autoimmunes these days, including RA. The 1972 definition is a bit out of date according to my own research, and my rheum is in agreement regarding...
You didn't give us any info about your bloodwork, symptoms, etc. so we can't really give you our two cents. :/ I'm sorry you're having such a hard time getting diagnosed though. Sometimes...
Did they reflex your ANA? That tests for all sorts of things, SS-A, SS-B, DS-DNA, RNP, phospholipid, centromere, etc. etc. etc. And what was the pattern of the ANA? There's not too much else to do.....
In 2008, I was diagnosed with lupus based on clinical symptoms and a positive, speckled ANA. I was on prednisone for nearly 5 months, but then I've been fine since the end of that year. I just got my...
It's hard. I'm not the person he married. My illness stresses me out and costs us a ton of money. He hangs in there, but sometimes, I feel like maybe we'd both be happier if he didn't. Whatever...
If you feel more comfortable going to 7.5, do that for the peace of mind. Last time I tapered, I went to 7.5 from 10 and it went well. This time, I'm going to go right to 5 but I've been on pred for...
ANA titers are considered unreliable for disease progression or treatment options; they are only useful in diagnosis. The titers commonly go up and down, even drastically and over short periods of...
1:80 is considered positive, but an ANA test is NOT a "lupus test" as you say. A positive ANA can mean a plethora of things, including very minor things like mild Raynaud's phenomenon (which all the...