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Hi. I'm tying myself in knots (metaphorically) with whether I may have lupus or not. I know my Rheumy is considering the possibility by the questions he asks and the tests he's done, but when I read some of the posts on here I realise how mild my problems are and I feel bad for being so impatient to know what I'm dealing with.
The last lot of tests showed raised ESR, CRP, low lymphocyte count and polyclonal increasing immunoglobulins. X rays show nothing. MRI showed 1 mild slipped disc. I've had bad headaches on and off for 20+ years, I've had recurrent depression since my teens, and constantly the last 5 years. For the last 12 months I've had pain in my back, ankle and other joints at various times. I have a livedo reticularis rash.
I am ANA, Rheumatoid and CCP negative.
I now have a foot problem as well, plantar facilitus (or something like that) which means I can only wear crocs if I want to still be able to walk in the evening, and I've been getting cramps not just at night and not just in my legs.
I had a bone scan earlier this week, and I'll get my results on 21st July. My thought is, could an infection cause all this and it not be anything long term at all?
The last lot of tests showed raised ESR, CRP, low lymphocyte count and polyclonal increasing immunoglobulins. X rays show nothing. MRI showed 1 mild slipped disc. I've had bad headaches on and off for 20+ years, I've had recurrent depression since my teens, and constantly the last 5 years. For the last 12 months I've had pain in my back, ankle and other joints at various times. I have a livedo reticularis rash.
I am ANA, Rheumatoid and CCP negative.
I now have a foot problem as well, plantar facilitus (or something like that) which means I can only wear crocs if I want to still be able to walk in the evening, and I've been getting cramps not just at night and not just in my legs.
I had a bone scan earlier this week, and I'll get my results on 21st July. My thought is, could an infection cause all this and it not be anything long term at all?