... I don't think that is considered high or low. I have a rheumie appt on Wednesday and I'm almost positive I will land in "maybe" land. ... (3 replies)
... I came up positive for ana speckled and negative for dsDNA. They said im negative for smooth Dna antibodies too. He says to see my rheumatologist who I saw earlier this year because I all the sudden got really bad joint pain in my hands. ... (3 replies)
... Ro is the ANA subtype most often found. ... (1 replies)
... lose circularity, then fade. ... (2 replies)
... In late July...for the first time, I had a high ANA reading and was told I most likely had Lupus. A week ago, I had my regular doctor run the ANA's again..and now they are negative...not low, but negative. ... (1 replies)
... Rheumie had read everything before I arrived, then scanned it again in my presence before he started. ... (3 replies)
... y knew this would be the time it would finally show up. I have some funny lesions to show up, but never the MS type lesions. So I have been told I might have MS. Then I see that Lupus causes peripheral neuropathy which I have and the docs could never explain. ... (3 replies)
... Hi! I'm ONLY a patient, but the presence of not one, but three, autoanibodies seen either in lupus &/or its close cousins causes me to wonder. In particular, anti-Sm (like anti-ds-DNA) is typically considered VERY diagnostic of ONLY lupus. (In contrast, anti-Ro is seen in lupus AND in Sjogren's syndrome.) And not to mention how you feel...!
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... I am not diagnosed. But I have had a positive ANA, slightly high RNP Antibody, slightly high Smith antibody, and a slightly high Sjogren's Antibody. Then when I was retested I was negative so the rheumie said I did not have Lupus. ... (3 replies)
... or weeks sometimes more than once a day for anaphylaxis. Was sent to an allergist who told me I was not allergic to anything but tested my thyroid on a hunch. He then told me that although my labs were normal my antibodies were extremely high and sent me to an endocrinologist who confirmed hashimotos. ... (2 replies)
... Well I found out some interesting information today. Turns out an ANA can be like any other antibody. It can fluctuate. It can be positive, then negative and vice versa. ... (18 replies)
... theresacar, yes it is possible to have a positive and then negative ANA. I was positive twice and then after treatment, I was negative. I have stayed negative since then and I feel sometimes the same as I did when my ANA was positive but it comes out negative when tested. ... (10 replies)
... I say definately from what I read on here and other boards. He thinks though not because of the negative ANA. Well I wrote the Lupus. ... (5 replies)
... This is just from my own personal experience mind you. I was ANA negative for quite some time. There was definately something going on but no one could figure out what it was. ... (2 replies)
... It's possible. My ANA has been negative then positive then negative and I was just diagnosed with Lupus despite my ANA that was the doctors exact diagnosis. ... (6 replies)
... I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. CAN THE ANA CHANGE IN LUPUS OR OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HAD THIS HAPPEN? ... (9 replies)
... Positive, negative, positive, then positive again, no now negative. ... (8 replies)
... I don't know whether to even bring up autoimmune diseases. With a negative ANA, I feel like it's kicking a dead horse. My PCP knows my medical history and I'll bring her the dermo's report. ... (0 replies)
... i was dx with fibromyalgia 2 years ago, then that rheumy emmigrated and i saw another rheumy who thought i had lupus, i had a positive ana,lots of pain in my arms,fatigue. ... (18 replies)
... ssing you out wondering if you have Lupus or not. I don't believe in false positives on these tests unless the results are pretty low. If it ends up disapearing, then yeah, okay, but if it's persistent, then no way. ... (7 replies)
