... This confirms the positive ANA test at a significant, although not extremely high, level. ... (2 replies)
... I looked through my records and found that I tested negative for ANA the same year I started Remicade. ... (3 replies)
... and range was less than 60. Everything else was within normal limits. ... (5 replies)
... Back from Rheumy and repeat blood work has same ana and pattern but white count is back to normal range so she said that is a good sign. The only things out of line were low C3 and alkaline phosphate, which she said she is not concerned with. ... (27 replies)
... Hey Vee, missed that post about the GI issues somehow. The weight loss was intentional. I had gained about 30 lbs when I first started having stomach issues. Somehow it would feel better after I ate, so I ate cookies, crackers all the time to get it feeling ok but it never lasted long. I was also then suffering from reflux so I then had colonoscopy and endoscopy and found... (27 replies)
... Your positive ANA titers are in the high range, and a speckled pattern is most often seen in lupus. ... (4 replies)
... ANA of 1280 is considered significant, I think... but ANA may be positive in multiple conditions, not only lupus. ... (3 replies)
... Hello all,
I am brand new to this forum and just got diagnosed with Lupus last week.
Some background info: I have hypothyroidism--on meds and under control--but didn't show Antithyroid antibodies (TPOAb). Had my 1st pregnancy followed by miscarriage in March (5 months ago).
Six weeks ago, I was perfectly normal and healthy. Then, I woke up one morning, with the left... (3 replies)
... Test Name
LUPUS (SLE) PANEL
ANA SCREEN, IFA
ANA, IFA PATTERN
ANA, IFA TITER
<1:40 1:40-1:80 >1:80
In Range
HOMOGENEOUS
Negative Low Antibody Level Elevated Antibody Level
Out Of Range POSITIVE 1:40 H (0 replies)
... Hi, Min5f. I've also read that ANA can turn positive in advance of symptoms. ... (2 replies)
... Oh, kadedoll, I forgot to mention - like VeeJ said, Plaquenil can take a long time to reach its maximum benefit. It took four or five months before it helped with the joint swelling in my fingers, but it did help with the joint swelling and it did bring down my ESR to well within the normal range - so I do believe it helps, it just takes a while :-) (6 replies)
... mine was 243 with a reference range of less than 14 being negative. There's a fairly good chance I have rheumatoid arthritis as well, which is probably where a lot of my pain comes from. ... (19 replies)
... Thanks so much for writing to me through these stressful days, I just got all my blood work back and everything is in range and normal. They screened for so much rf factor, inflammation, liver, lipids, dna doubled stranded..etc. ... (9 replies)
... Thanks so much for writing to me through these stressful days, I just got all my blood work back and everything is in range and normal. They screened for so much rf factor, inflammation, liver, lipids, dna doubled stranded..etc. ... (9 replies)
... as a standard range, maybe this is a different kind of ana test? ... (1 replies)
... Nope they do not blanch, all doctors have said they do not look like petechiae but i know for sure they are. They ran my blood a cbc which check how clotting is and it was in normal range. I got some blood work back today which all normal the rest will be back Monday and Tuesday - Wednesday. Im very anxious.. eeks (9 replies)
... It looks to me like your ANA result fell within your lab's negative range, but your dr. should confirm that, of course. ... (2 replies)
... Sm 300 reference range 0. ... (9 replies)
... The lymphocytes are below normal range and CRP above normal. ... (5 replies)
... ref range is 5. ... (0 replies)
