Guest guest Posted July 11, 1999 Report Share Posted July 11, 1999 I can answer your last question - I have positive ANA, but my doctor did not diagnose me as AIH until after the results of the liver biopsy. He said the positive ANA could be just a " red herring. " I guess " false positive ANA " is more common in older people, but he didn't think I had AIH until after the biopsy - even with the positive ANA, he thought it was more likely fatty liver until he saw the inflammation and scarring from the biopsy. Libby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 1999 Report Share Posted July 12, 1999 Libby What was your ANA? What did your liver biopsy say-if you know? Also, can I ask your age? Thanks SUsie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 1999 Report Share Posted July 14, 1999 Susie, I'm going to the doctor on Friday and will ask him exactly how high the ANA was and post it here. My recollection is that it wasn't real high, but it was outside the normal range. Also, to answer your other questions, my biopsy indicated level one to one and a half of inflammation and level one of scarring, so that basically indicated some kind of hepatitis, and I tested negative for every other kind. Also, the condition has responded to prednisone and my AST and ALT are both under 100 at this point (still not normal, but better!) I'm 38 years old and found out about this when I failed a life insurance blood test. Diagnosed in late May of this year. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 1999 Report Share Posted July 14, 1999 Thanks for the info. Hopefully I will find out in August when I go to Mayo. I also tested negative for all other hepatitis-abc etc... My biopsy said cirrhosis. Hopefully I will know soon and what to do to keep damage at a minimum. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 1999 Report Share Posted July 14, 1999 I have had both positive and negative ANA, latest was negative. How can that be? >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> >Reply- onelist > onelist >Subject: Re: [ ] positive ANA and AIH >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 17:04:06 PDT >MIME-Version: 1.0 >From errors-165537-3280-shireen42 Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 >Received: from [209.207.164.237] by hotmail.com (1.5) with SMTP id >MHotMailB956708600DDD82197A8D1CFA4ED0EC00; Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 >Received: (qmail 7531 invoked by alias); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Received: (qmail 7524 invoked from network); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.32.181.61) by >pop.onelist.com with SMTP; 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Received: (qmail 51282 invoked by uid 0); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Message-ID: <19990715000406.51281.qmail@...> >Received: from 12.72.16.58 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 >17:04:06 PDT >X-Originating-IP: [12.72.16.58] >Mailing-List: list onelist; contact > -owneronelist >Delivered-mailing list onelist >Precedence: bulk >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto: -unsubscribeONElist> > >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> > >Susie, > >I'm going to the doctor on Friday and will ask him exactly how high the ANA >was and post it here. My recollection is that it wasn't real high, but it >was outside the normal range. Also, to answer your other questions, my >biopsy indicated level one to one and a half of inflammation and level one >of scarring, so that basically indicated some kind of hepatitis, and I >tested negative for every other kind. Also, the condition has responded to >prednisone and my AST and ALT are both under 100 at this point (still not >normal, but better!) I'm 38 years old and found out about this when I >failed a life insurance blood test. Diagnosed in late May of this year. >Hope this helps. > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 1999 Report Share Posted July 14, 1999 I have had both positive and negative ANA, latest was negative. How can that be? >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> >Reply- onelist > onelist >Subject: Re: [ ] positive ANA and AIH >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 17:04:06 PDT >MIME-Version: 1.0 >From errors-165537-3280-shireen42 Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 >Received: from [209.207.164.237] by hotmail.com (1.5) with SMTP id >MHotMailB956708600DDD82197A8D1CFA4ED0EC00; Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 >Received: (qmail 7531 invoked by alias); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Received: (qmail 7524 invoked from network); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.32.181.61) by >pop.onelist.com with SMTP; 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Received: (qmail 51282 invoked by uid 0); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 >Message-ID: <19990715000406.51281.qmail@...> >Received: from 12.72.16.58 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 >17:04:06 PDT >X-Originating-IP: [12.72.16.58] >Mailing-List: list onelist; contact > -owneronelist >Delivered-mailing list onelist >Precedence: bulk >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto: -unsubscribeONElist> > >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> > >Susie, > >I'm going to the doctor on Friday and will ask him exactly how high the ANA >was and post it here. My recollection is that it wasn't real high, but it >was outside the normal range. Also, to answer your other questions, my >biopsy indicated level one to one and a half of inflammation and level one >of scarring, so that basically indicated some kind of hepatitis, and I >tested negative for every other kind. Also, the condition has responded to >prednisone and my AST and ALT are both under 100 at this point (still not >normal, but better!) I'm 38 years old and found out about this when I >failed a life insurance blood test. Diagnosed in late May of this year. >Hope this helps. > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 1999 Report Share Posted July 14, 1999 Geri I hope to make the trip to Mayo as enjoyable as I can. My friend was only able to go in June and August was the next best choice for me-my kids will be with their Dad on vacation and then to National explorer camp and band camp. I have reservations made etc. and rented a car-too risky for me alone in my car. I dread driving anywhere near Chicago-but I have no choice! I haven't been feeling as well lately, I have been having a lot of nausea and some discomfort on my right side. As you know I also take Zoloft for depression and have been having a lot of trouble taking it-I'm like hyper alert now! I've always had trouble sleeping-but now it is awful and I'm so tired. The other thing I've noticed is the redness in my face and all the spider veins-it looks horrible-but covers with make-up. I have actually cut my Zoloft way down because I can't sleep at all. I see my doctor this Friday-hopefully he will make an adjustment. My stomach just gets so queezy after I take it-even with food, milk etc. I missed my appointment in June with my GI doctor and didn't even get my blood work done! I have no idea where I'm at now. I just didn't want to hear we didn't get much accomplished again! I guess a little denial on my part. But the endocrinologist said I was not diabetic and he didn't want me on cholesterol meds because liver enzymes were too high. No prednisone because of my history of depression,what a mess! So I'm on no meds but Zoloft. I just couldn't go. I've debated over and over on whether to go to Mayo. I just CANT TAKE another bad doctors appointment. I will see Dr. Czaja. I hope he is caring or compassionate and will listen to my whole, long, sorted story/past/present etc...... AHHH. It is so hard for me to spend money on me. My kids are in a Lutheran school and re-enrollment is coming up and of course my ex-husband wants them to go-but doesn't want to foot the bill. Let Mom apply for financial assistance and bear her soul to the school and then I pay what is left. That is what I'm dealing with now. I decided to put them in public school unless he paid-so we've been battling-but I'm so tired and can't work now. Sorry for the rambling. But I think he is going to pay-chalk one up for MOM.I envy all of you who have supportive husbands/wives. It is SO hard being a single Mom. But I love my kids and they love me-so I guess I'm going to Mayo! Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 Susie, I saw my Las Vegas Hepatologist today and he told me that AIH patients generally fall into three categories. One of them is where the patient responds exceptionally well to meds and the disease simply stops progressing. In other words, it's the same thing as being healed. However, there is always a possibility that the process will start up again and then, because of the already damaged liver, a relapse can be much more severe. Right now, I can be viewed as " cured " but will continue to take maintenance drugs to hopefully stay this way. I don't remember the other two categories well enough to repeat what he said, but I believe that one of them would be people who are not responsive to treatment and who steadily or even rapidly go downhill. I think that in my case, you could say that I no longer have CAH because if the disease has halted, it's neither chronic nor active and I test negative for Hepatitis in any form. All that's left are the labs that show liver damage. Despite all the above, I'm going to have an endoscopy to be sure that no varices have formed and he continues to want to do labs and see me monthly. He's being cautious and I appreciate that very much! When you are at Mayo, be sure to ask about a bone density test, though I doubt you'll have to remind them. I start taking Fosomax tomorrow because of the bone density loss and early osteoporosis due to Prednisone. He told me, incidentally, that I should drink TWO full glasses of water instead of the recommended one glass, each time I take the stuff. Also, I should take it only when I'm up and around (I'll do it when I start my daily housework) because it can cause ulcers. How are you feeling? I'm hoping you're doing better because I see that you're posting more often. Good for you! I think about you often and you know that I'm always wishing the best for you. I'm so glad that you're going to Mayo and will finally get the kind of attention and care that you deserve. Going to try to make it into a " fun " trip, since you're going to be there anyhow? Is your friend going with you? Did you find a place to stay? Wishing you well, Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 Mine did the same thing..at this point its slightly pos again.. I havent been able to get a straight answer from any of the docs Ive seen or see now..I just can't worry about that anymore.. Jody === ISO B-family DOB 5-23-61 b-name: Compton *VOTE TO RE-ESTABLISH ADOPTEES RIGHTS TO KNOW THEIR FAMILIES** ---susan johnson <shireen42@...> wrote: > > From: " susan johnson " <shireen42@...> > > I have had both positive and negative ANA, latest was negative. How can > that be? > > > > > >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> > >Reply- onelist > > onelist > >Subject: Re: [ ] positive ANA and AIH > >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 17:04:06 PDT > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >From errors-165537-3280-shireen42 Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 > >Received: from [209.207.164.237] by hotmail.com (1.5) with SMTP id > >MHotMailB956708600DDD82197A8D1CFA4ED0EC00; Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 > >Received: (qmail 7531 invoked by alias); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Received: (qmail 7524 invoked from network); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.32.181.61) by > >pop.onelist.com with SMTP; 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Received: (qmail 51282 invoked by uid 0); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Message-ID: <19990715000406.51281.qmail@...> > >Received: from 12.72.16.58 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 > >17:04:06 PDT > >X-Originating-IP: [12.72.16.58] > >Mailing-List: list onelist; contact > > -owneronelist > >Delivered-mailing list onelist > >Precedence: bulk > >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto: -unsubscribeONElist> > > > >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> > > > >Susie, > > > >I'm going to the doctor on Friday and will ask him exactly how high the ANA > >was and post it here. My recollection is that it wasn't real high, but it > >was outside the normal range. Also, to answer your other questions, my > >biopsy indicated level one to one and a half of inflammation and level one > >of scarring, so that basically indicated some kind of hepatitis, and I > >tested negative for every other kind. Also, the condition has responded to > >prednisone and my AST and ALT are both under 100 at this point (still not > >normal, but better!) I'm 38 years old and found out about this when I > >failed a life insurance blood test. Diagnosed in late May of this year. > >Hope this helps. > > > > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 Mine did the same thing..at this point its slightly pos again.. I havent been able to get a straight answer from any of the docs Ive seen or see now..I just can't worry about that anymore.. Jody === ISO B-family DOB 5-23-61 b-name: Compton *VOTE TO RE-ESTABLISH ADOPTEES RIGHTS TO KNOW THEIR FAMILIES** ---susan johnson <shireen42@...> wrote: > > From: " susan johnson " <shireen42@...> > > I have had both positive and negative ANA, latest was negative. How can > that be? > > > > > >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> > >Reply- onelist > > onelist > >Subject: Re: [ ] positive ANA and AIH > >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 17:04:06 PDT > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >From errors-165537-3280-shireen42 Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 > >Received: from [209.207.164.237] by hotmail.com (1.5) with SMTP id > >MHotMailB956708600DDD82197A8D1CFA4ED0EC00; Wed Jul 14 17:04:26 1999 > >Received: (qmail 7531 invoked by alias); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Received: (qmail 7524 invoked from network); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.32.181.61) by > >pop.onelist.com with SMTP; 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Received: (qmail 51282 invoked by uid 0); 15 Jul 1999 00:04:06 -0000 > >Message-ID: <19990715000406.51281.qmail@...> > >Received: from 12.72.16.58 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 > >17:04:06 PDT > >X-Originating-IP: [12.72.16.58] > >Mailing-List: list onelist; contact > > -owneronelist > >Delivered-mailing list onelist > >Precedence: bulk > >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto: -unsubscribeONElist> > > > >From: " Lib Dale " <libdale@...> > > > >Susie, > > > >I'm going to the doctor on Friday and will ask him exactly how high the ANA > >was and post it here. My recollection is that it wasn't real high, but it > >was outside the normal range. Also, to answer your other questions, my > >biopsy indicated level one to one and a half of inflammation and level one > >of scarring, so that basically indicated some kind of hepatitis, and I > >tested negative for every other kind. Also, the condition has responded to > >prednisone and my AST and ALT are both under 100 at this point (still not > >normal, but better!) I'm 38 years old and found out about this when I > >failed a life insurance blood test. Diagnosed in late May of this year. > >Hope this helps. > > > > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 >I just CANT TAKE another bad doctors appointment. I will see Dr. > Czaja. I hope he is caring or compassionate and will listen to my whole, > long, sorted story/past/present etc...... AHHH Susie, You will like Dr. Czaja. My first appointment with him lasted an hour. He was very thorough. There were a couple of times that I wasn't sure I had made myself clear, but when I read his notes to the other depts. that he referred me to, I was amazed at how much he picked up with only the briefest of mentions from me. I was even more amazed when I met with him at the end of my stay. Every one of my problems had been addressed, and he had a plan for every one of them. First time ever!! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 , You are not alone. Three years ago, my ANA was 1:680. Today it is negative. I know many Lupus patients who have ANA that bounce between positive and negative. Don > > I have had both positive and negative ANA, latest was negative. How can > that be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 Don, I've been meaning to ask you about this for awhile but I'm so bogged down in the hundreds of postings that I spend most of my time floundering and hoping to catch up. My ANA is always <1:80. That's what it was when I was first diagnosed with AIH and that's what it was a few weeks ago when I was tested for Lupus. I can't see that I've been tested for that very many times over the past year and a half so I wonder how pertinent it is to anything beyond a guideline, but I guess they like to have those numbers. Anyhow, if they took the first <1:80 ANA as indication that I have an autoimmune disease, why did the same number seem to mean that I'm negative for Lupus (different doctor) ? The lab report said clearly, negative for Lupus. Of course, they didn't just check ANA, so maybe they were making the comment about some other factor. Also, is there any significance that you know of in whether it's <1:80 or <1:60 or anything else? In other words, is the significance only in whether it's positive, or do the numbers mean something? This confuses me totally. Thanks for any enlightenment you can offer. Take care, Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 Dear Geri: I don't know if this will help, but my doctor (Dr. S.) told me that when my ANA was 1:80 that it did not necessarily mean positive for AIH. He said that the difference between 1:40 (which mine usually is) and 1:80 is very little. I think it's confusing too since the lab indicates 1:40 as negative and 1:80 as positive. Also, when my prednisone dosage was increased, it went back down to 1:40. I'll ask Dr. Carithers to be specific about it when I see him next Friday. Kathy (AIH) Seattle area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 Geri, I do not know about lupus numbers, but when I was diagnosed with AIH my ANA was 1:1,350 and at my clinic a positive ANA is greater than 1:40. My cousin said she was diagnosed with Lupus, but then she said when they tested her again that it was negative. I guess her Dr. told her that you test positive for Lupus only when you are in the " flare-up " stage. And when you are not in the " flare-up " stage you won't test postitive. She said he told her that is why Lupus is so hard to diagnose. Hope this helps. I am just relaying what I heard her say. TTFN Lori C. Liver tx because of AIH Re: [ ] positive ANA and AIH >From: Geri Spang <spangs@...> > >Don, >I've been meaning to ask you about this for awhile but I'm so bogged down >in the hundreds of postings that I spend most of my time floundering and >hoping to catch up. > >My ANA is always <1:80. That's what it was when I was first diagnosed with >AIH and that's what it was a few weeks ago when I was tested for Lupus. I >can't see that I've been tested for that very many times over the past year >and a half so I wonder how pertinent it is to anything beyond a guideline, >but I guess they like to have those numbers. > >Anyhow, if they took the first <1:80 ANA as indication that I have an >autoimmune disease, why did the same number seem to mean that I'm negative >for Lupus (different doctor) ? The lab report said clearly, negative for >Lupus. Of course, they didn't just check ANA, so maybe they were making >the comment about some other factor. > >Also, is there any significance that you know of in whether it's <1:80 or ><1:60 or anything else? In other words, is the significance only in >whether it's positive, or do the numbers mean something? > >This confuses me totally. > >Thanks for any enlightenment you can offer. > >Take care, >Geri > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 1999 Report Share Posted July 15, 1999 > Anyhow, if they took the first <1:80 ANA as indication that I have an > autoimmune disease, why did the same number seem to mean that I'm >negative for Lupus (different doctor) ? > Also, is there any significance that you know of in whether it's <1:80 or > <1:60 or anything else? In other words, is the significance only in > whether it's positive, or do the numbers mean something? Hi Geri, Dr. Wallace, who wrote the leading textbook on SLE (lupus), has a lot to say about ANA in his book, The Lupus Book. He cites that nearly 10 million Americans have a positive ANA, yet fewer than 1 million have SLE. Other autoimmune diseases, aging, certain viral infections, and certain drugs, can all cause positive ANA's. But, fewer than 3% of SLE patients are ANA-negative. So...a negative ANA makes the likelihood of having SLE very small. But, a positive ANA is not very conclusive. The pattern is also looked at. Homogeneous patterns are almost always SLE, while speckled could be SLE or some other autoimmune process. I've many doctors suggest that high titers (some consider 1:320 as high, others 1:1280...so who knows!) are more likely to be real autoimmune diseases. Many of the SLE people that I chat with have titers in excess of 1:1280. Now, for SLE, the academy of rheumatologists list 11 criteria for SLE. They recommend that patients need to meet 4 of the 11 to be dx'd with SLE. So, my guess is some of the other autoantibody tests that are usually triggered when the ANA tests positive were negative. But, positive ANA is only 1 of the 11 criteria, and you need only meet 4 of the 11. Does any of this help?? Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 Kathy, I'm still confused about the significance of ANA. It just means that autoimmunity exists, doesn't it? But it isn't specific to any particular form of autoimmunity? Either you have it or you don't, so I can understand that there might not be much (if any) difference between 1:40 and 1:80, but that's something I still don't really get. But, it does make sense that the counts would go down in proportion to the amount of Prednisone you take. Mine, however, remains at a steady 1:80 and has been there for a year and a half. So, I have autoimmunity. No big surprise at this point. Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 Don, Am I looking at things incorrectly, or is 1:80 considered " high " in ANA terms compared to 1:320 or 1:1280? I match several of the criteria for Lupus. More than four, as I recall, but if I have it, it's not a serious problem. It doesn't always cause major problems, I understand, and sometimes it can take years before it really develops into a medical crisis. Is this also what you are observing? Thanks for the help and information! Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 Lori, It would seem to me that if my ANA is positive for autoimmune disease at 1:80, it should have reduced since I started taking Imuran and Prednisone. But, it's remained the same, apparently, all along. This concerns me only because it seems my immune system is still kicking up despite the meds. I wonder if my perception is cockeyed? Thanks for the help. Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 > Am I looking at things incorrectly, or is 1:80 considered " high " in ANA > terms compared to 1:320 or 1:1280? Geri, The larger the number, the higher the titer. In other words, the higher the number, the greater the amount of antibodies being measured. For several years, it was thought that I met the criteria for SLE. Now, further tests are challenging that. For example, the rash across my cheeks and nose was not a Lupus rash when biopsied. Several other tests are also disputing previous tests. So.... Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 ANA is a very unreliable measure of disease activity. Some people see the ANA titers increase during times of increased disease activity, others do not. Still others see their titers increase and decrease for no apparent reason. That is why most many docs use the ANA test only as a starting point. If positive, do further autoantibody testing, if negative, start thinking of other posibilities, though there is still a small chance of autoimmune disease. Don Re: [ ] positive ANA and AIH > From: Geri Spang <spangs@...> > > Lori, > It would seem to me that if my ANA is positive for autoimmune disease at > 1:80, it should have reduced since I started taking Imuran and Prednisone. > But, it's remained the same, apparently, all along. This concerns me only > because it seems my immune system is still kicking up despite the meds. I > wonder if my perception is cockeyed? > Thanks for the help. > Geri > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 1999 Report Share Posted July 17, 1999 Brain fog setting in---can someone tell me what ANA is again? Thanks Sue AIH Wisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 1999 Report Share Posted July 17, 1999 Speaking of brain fog, is that usual with AIH? Someone mentioned amonia in the blood or something, I have to ask about that too. Lynn Roselle50@... wrote: > From: Roselle50@... > > Brain fog setting in---can someone tell me what ANA is again? > > Thanks > > Sue AIH > Wisconsin > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 1999 Report Share Posted July 17, 1999 Don, That clarifies why my doctor doesn't bother with ANA tests. Except for the first one and the ones they did during pre-transplant evaluation, only doctors I've seen for other reasons have ordered the test. The results are consistent, but they don't say anything they didn't already know. I suppose it was helpful in reaching the original AIH diagnosis, combined with other things. Take care, Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 1999 Report Share Posted July 17, 1999 > Brain fog setting in---can someone tell me what ANA is again? ANA = Anti Nuclear Antibodies Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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