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Hey. I am new to this forum and the whole lupus thing. I wanted to see if I could get some feedback from all of you since I am currently awaiting a diagnosis. I have been experiencing extreme fatigue, pain in my muscles, stiffness in my joints, my blood sugar drops when I don't eat, my vision has quickly gotten worse, my blood pressure has shot up quickly (now runs about 154/114 without meds), and just an overall "bad" feeling.
I went to the rhuemy for my first visit. My gp did labwork and I have a positive ANA test of 1:640. I also have a positive anti DNA test, and a positive anti RNP test.
Besides the joint pain, fatigue, and redness on my cheeks (not really a rash), I dont have the other classic symptoms of lupus. He did however say that I have the early onset of a connective tissue diease. He ordered more tests to see if I have inflammation in my body. I know the searches that I have done about these blood tests say that lupus is typically the diagnosis. I just wanted to see if anyone had ever heard of or experienced the same type situation that I am facing.
Please help! I would love to get some input from others.
I went to the rhuemy for my first visit. My gp did labwork and I have a positive ANA test of 1:640. I also have a positive anti DNA test, and a positive anti RNP test.
Besides the joint pain, fatigue, and redness on my cheeks (not really a rash), I dont have the other classic symptoms of lupus. He did however say that I have the early onset of a connective tissue diease. He ordered more tests to see if I have inflammation in my body. I know the searches that I have done about these blood tests say that lupus is typically the diagnosis. I just wanted to see if anyone had ever heard of or experienced the same type situation that I am facing.
Please help! I would love to get some input from others.