Hello all. I am new here. Have been sent to rheumy for possible lupus. Have many of the symptoms and my WBC keeps dropping and my anemia is getting much worse. I just received my latest blood work, but don't go back to rheumy until May. I'm confused about a couple things and hoping someone can help me out here so I don't go crazy between now and then.
My last ANA was 1:160, but this one was normal. Can this happen with lupus? Or would it remain elevated consistently. Also normally blood work has a reference range listed but I have several on this set that do not list the reference range. Most of them say "[email protected]" for the result. But 2 of them say "[email protected]". They are Ribonucleic ENA igg and SSA (Ro) ENA Ab Igg. Is 0 negative and 1 positive? Or is the "[email protected]" a literal count? And what is the normal reference range.
I'm tired of being sick and getting nervous at these blood counts constantly dropping. I've been poked and prodded for many years and we are still empty handed. They have ruled out lyme disease, MS and many other possible culprits and thought they were on to something when my ANA came back elevated before, but now it is normal.
Thanks all!!
Melissa (33 y/o mother of 3)
My last ANA was 1:160, but this one was normal. Can this happen with lupus? Or would it remain elevated consistently. Also normally blood work has a reference range listed but I have several on this set that do not list the reference range. Most of them say "[email protected]" for the result. But 2 of them say "[email protected]". They are Ribonucleic ENA igg and SSA (Ro) ENA Ab Igg. Is 0 negative and 1 positive? Or is the "[email protected]" a literal count? And what is the normal reference range.
I'm tired of being sick and getting nervous at these blood counts constantly dropping. I've been poked and prodded for many years and we are still empty handed. They have ruled out lyme disease, MS and many other possible culprits and thought they were on to something when my ANA came back elevated before, but now it is normal.
Thanks all!!
Melissa (33 y/o mother of 3)