Re: White Matter lesions, ANA Count and MS

October 19, 2006

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I know when I was first being tested (20some years ago) they did a bladder test

3 different ways to rule out MS. Not sure if this helps, or if it is still a

diagnostic tool.

Jackie

October 20, 2006

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I always think of ANA associated with Lupus. I have a different

autoimmune disease that is similar to MS but affe

October 20, 2006

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I typically associate ANA tests with Lupus. I have an autoimmune

condition that is similar to MS, but it affects my peripheral

neurological system instead of central system. Its called CIDP --

common inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Autoimmune

conditions run thru my family like the CMT does. Docs are just

starting to look for co-occurences. Its a treatable neuropathy, which

is the good news. Ask your neuro about this...my doc is from Hopkins

and picked this up.

Helen

October 20, 2006

Helen:

Thanks for the info. I want to go to this dr. appt armed with as

much information as possible. You're right, when I googled ANA

Count it took me to sites relating to lupus, but I don't have any of

the other symptoms of lupus or of RA for that matter, so this is

really confusing and a little scary.

I am just having this really awful pain that seem to be radiating throughout my

entire body and mostly at nite. I can't lay in one position for more than 2-3

minutes without needing to shift to alleviate the pain. It's not a burning

pain, but more like a horrific aching similiar to what I felt as a child and

was told were " growing pains " only much more intense.

Thanks again,

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