Hi everyone,
I hope your all doing well.
I have my follow up appointment at the Rheumy doctor tomorrow since she gave me the dx of Lupus. When I was there last month she did more blood work.
My ANA titer, which I thought was normal was in fact negative. It looks like all of the other results were normal too yet it is hard to read the faxed report.
A negative ANA had me scratching my head. This was specifically the ANA titer.
In May that doctor did a ANA without a titer and that came back positive. The only other abnormalities that I have had with all of this blood work goes as follows...
ANA with out titer...positive
RNP.....Greater then 100
SCL-70...Greater then 100
Anticardiolipin Antibodies IgM...Greater then 100
B2 Glycoprotein...high but I do not remember the number.
I wish labs would give you a specific number instead of "Greater then 100".
Anyway, Maybe it is my personality but I have to admit that I am questioning the dx of Lupus.
Just want to know if this were YOUR BLOOD WORK......would you feel the same way I do?
My female intuition tells me that STILL the doctors are missing something.
Please share your feelings with me. I know your not doctors so that is why I ask for YOUR feelings here.
I am going to politely let the doctor know tomorrow that I am personally not sure this is Lupus.
I am such a black and white person, no time for gray and this part of my personality I just hate. Where can I find a new personality???:hehe:
I hope your all doing well.
I have my follow up appointment at the Rheumy doctor tomorrow since she gave me the dx of Lupus. When I was there last month she did more blood work.
My ANA titer, which I thought was normal was in fact negative. It looks like all of the other results were normal too yet it is hard to read the faxed report.
A negative ANA had me scratching my head. This was specifically the ANA titer.
In May that doctor did a ANA without a titer and that came back positive. The only other abnormalities that I have had with all of this blood work goes as follows...
ANA with out titer...positive
RNP.....Greater then 100
SCL-70...Greater then 100
Anticardiolipin Antibodies IgM...Greater then 100
B2 Glycoprotein...high but I do not remember the number.
I wish labs would give you a specific number instead of "Greater then 100".
Anyway, Maybe it is my personality but I have to admit that I am questioning the dx of Lupus.
Just want to know if this were YOUR BLOOD WORK......would you feel the same way I do?
My female intuition tells me that STILL the doctors are missing something.
Please share your feelings with me. I know your not doctors so that is why I ask for YOUR feelings here.
I am going to politely let the doctor know tomorrow that I am personally not sure this is Lupus.
I am such a black and white person, no time for gray and this part of my personality I just hate. Where can I find a new personality???:hehe: