can someone please offer me some advice?
i have recently been to the doctors and when i explained about symptoms i have experienced ( severe fatige, aching joints, rash over my cheeks) she said i was ticking some of the boxes for lupus. I have also been anaemic for weeks, i had a blood test (well they actually took 10 syringes full) which have come back negative, she said that these results arent conclusive and left it at that.
I have now done some research and have found that teenage glandular fever, memstrual problems,night sweats,headaches, swollen neck glands,and raynaulds all of which i have experienced are also related to lupus.
am i to believe that i have to have several of these symptoms at the same time (including a positive blood test) to be diagnosed.
I have read that for many people it can take years until a blood test shows a positive result, why do doctors only go on that result
thanks for reading this and any advice would be so welcome
i have recently been to the doctors and when i explained about symptoms i have experienced ( severe fatige, aching joints, rash over my cheeks) she said i was ticking some of the boxes for lupus. I have also been anaemic for weeks, i had a blood test (well they actually took 10 syringes full) which have come back negative, she said that these results arent conclusive and left it at that.
I have now done some research and have found that teenage glandular fever, memstrual problems,night sweats,headaches, swollen neck glands,and raynaulds all of which i have experienced are also related to lupus.
am i to believe that i have to have several of these symptoms at the same time (including a positive blood test) to be diagnosed.
I have read that for many people it can take years until a blood test shows a positive result, why do doctors only go on that result
thanks for reading this and any advice would be so welcome