I recently went to the doctor b/c of joint pain. I have a 4-1/2 month old baby girl and developed toxemia during the pregnancy which resulted in horrible swelling. I started having trouble walking up and down stairs - with my right knee being worse than the left. Sometimes it felt like it might not support me. This has continued after the pregnancy. I'm extremely fatigued even though I don't think I'm that sleep deprived (daughter only breastfeeds once during the night). Anyway, my general practioner told me it was probably due to hormones after the pregnancy but felt it warranted blood work just to check. She ran CMP (CL came back low at 99), T4F - normal range, TSH - normal range, sed rate high at 28, ANA high at 1:320 homogenous and speckled, and RA screen normal. I've been concerned b/c it lists lupus as a suggested disease for the ANA homogenous and speckled patterns. I'm scheduled to see a rheumatologist next Thursday but am really anxious about these results. Do they sound similar to anyone else out there?
Thanks!
Becci
Thanks!
Becci