Re: AS and HLA-B27 Negative?

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Donna-

I have had AS for about10 years and I am also HLA-B27 negative. I

was told that even if HLA-B27 was negative, other labs and x-rays

were enough to diagnose it.

Annette

[Guest guest]

Isn't the Schonberg test done for Lyme disease? What other diseases is it

used for?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I'm finding this thread quite interesting. When I first joined the list

years ago, and if memory serves me correctly, I think me & Ray were the only

ones on the list that were HLA neg. I can't believe how many on this list

are negative now; mainly females.

I have ReA, AS, FMS, CFS, IBS, GERD, Sjogrens, Connective Tissue Disorder

and the list goes on. They believe that I got sick through Salmonella

posioning and auto-immunity runs in my family (my mom died of MS at a young

age). I'm kind of curious of those who are neg. how you got sick.

Take care all,

Dawn

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I don't know if I am HLA pos or neg myself.. never been tested.

I do know that I believe I got Reiter's after a miscarriage in 1984.

I had not had any STD's or bowel infections at all.

Liz

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I have no idea how I got sick...I just developed pain after my first pregnancy 2

years ago. Then it went away. Then it came back with a vengeance during my last

pregnancy (especially in the last 5 months). I delivered a baby girl 1 month ago

and was diagnosed 3 days after the birth as I was in severe excrutiating pain

and couldn't get out of bed. I just found out I'm HLA-B27 negative but my x-ray

shows severe " sclerosis and erosions " of my sacroiliac joint. However, I have

pain in all my peripheral joints. Now I " m finding Vioxx is working...with

occasional use of T3.

Donna