Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Hi Sandi: Welcome and enjoy yourself. Between all of us we get so many symptoms they could write a long book. Don't hesitate to ask questions, share your pain or experience or just have fun with us. Mojo I'm a newbie > Hello Everyone, > My name is Sandy and I just found this site today. I was diagnosed > with SLE about 6 years ago. I have been reading through the posts and > am noticing many " symptoms " being mentioned that I did not know could > be caused by the lupus. I have severe headaches, nausea, nosebleeds, > and interrupted short term memory. I never associated these with the > lupus and neither has my doctor. Of course most of the time the doc > isn't any help anyway. It is nice to find a place where folks > actually talk about what is going on with their illness. Thanks to > everyone for sharing. > > > > > " The LUPIES Store " Come check out our store... > http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies > > " The LUPIES Web Page " > http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html > > " The LUPIES online photo albums! " > Check out what your fellow Lupies look like... > http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=lupies > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Janice, Welcome to the group!!! How likely it is that you will be dx with SLE? Well, that depends on your symptoms and your doctor. There are people who show a positive results on ANA tests, but never develop syptoms of lupus, as I understand it. I am assuming you had complaints that brought you to the doctor in the first place, so who knows? I know my dr. was reluctant to diagnose lupus. Most are. Anyway, good luck with the new dr. and make sure it is a good one. I had one that nearly killed me!!! No kidding! > Hello to all, > > I have just gotten results of my blood workup, which my doctor > ordered when I presented to her with profound fatigue and arthritis. > My ANA was positive, and titers of 1:320, with homogens pattern. My > creatinine number was just a little higher than the high number in > the range for normal. She has referred me to a rhematologist, whom I > have not yet seen. > > With the information I have given, how likely do you think it is that > I will be diagnosed with SLE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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