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Hi everyone! i saw that many of you got your diagnosis thru a positive ANA.. i am confused bc all of my symptoms point to lupus. 3 different doctors all have told me that I needed to be checked for lupus immediately. they were ER docs. I dont know why they didn't test me there.. but oh well, i guess. When I finally got a pmp , he tested me and found pos ANA, pos ant-ds DNA, vitamin d deficiency, elevated lymphocytes.. He ran tests and found scarring in lungs and alelectasis in lungs along with… read more
If you identify with the majority of lupus patients, are taking meds for lupus then you have lupus. Blood tests don't mean very much. Mine are all over the place. I have no positive ANA but I have Lupus.
I was negative the first time tested, with symptoms. 4 months later I was positive.
@courtneylrckton. People with lupus take
Methotrexate but people with RA take it as well and it can take a couple of weeks to work and you should be taking folic along with it.
I agree with @A MyLupusTeam Member, I have heard of people getting three, four, sometimes five opinions. I was diagnosed with a Neg ANA. Based on other blood work and my symptoms.
It is never a bad idea to get another opinion
Wish you luck. And ps sometimes we know our own bodies better.
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