It's my understanding that some believe that finding that one antibody indicates you have more than one autoimmune disease but none of them have caused enough symptoms to identify itself as your...
should I get a second opinon or just let sleeping dogs lie?...
it may have been 12 minutes!...
Different labs have different standards of measuring. To some labs 1:40 is negative, to others it's positive. This blows my mind to be honest. There should be a universal measurement. I don't begin...
He was a really nice man but didn't go by my symptoms to diagnose me. He relied strictly on the blood test results. He said "based on your blood test results you don't have an autoimmune disease but...
With all of the horror stories I've been hearing about rude Rheumatologists I'm scared to death to see mine for the first time. Yes this is my first set of tests. I just remembered I also have sores...
I'm so sorry for your loss :( I don't know much of anything right now because I'm in the limbo phase. I just wanted to express my condolences....
Hi :blush: I have been lurking and answering some but this is the first time I've posted a new question. I saw my doctor for unexplained hair loss about a month ago. At the time, sleeping all day and...
I've never seen 5150 titer is that being measured in different units? Mines 1:40 and was considered positive. It's a good thing too because then they caught high titer of anti-RNP in my blood. I...
If 1:80 is low then what's high?...
I haven't seen the rheumy yet but I have a lot of technical symptoms (bloodwork, MRI) that go along with mixed connective tissue disease. I also have aches n pains (especially in my neck and back)...
I've read that Celiacs are the only ones to gain weight on a gluten free diet because they are finally absorbing the nutrients (and other stuff) in food. I recently went gluten free because I heard...
Hi there- I have three children at age 29. Although I may not even have lupus specifically (most likely mixed connective tissue disease) I get many of it's symptoms. I will tell you right now that if...
I go all over the Internet message boards on Lupus and AI diseases. The one thing I've noticed is the rheumies that are cold, insensitive and dismissive (sometimes in the face of overwhelming...