myproblem where are you ? RE BLOOD TESTS

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Hi myproblem where are you ? I miss reading your postings to people as I,m sure other people do. I,m lousy searching the net and you are really good aT IT. IVE GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY GP SHES AGREED TO DO BLOOD TESTS. PUT THE FLAGS OUT. WHICH ONES DO YOU THINK I SHOULD ASK FOR.  HOPE YOU NOT ILL. IF YOU ARE COME BACK AND LET US KNOW WHEN YOUR FEELING BETTER. BEST WISHES CHRIS

myproblem · Answer

Hi! It's sweet to know I was missed. I had my sister visiting, and had to cut back on my computer addiction. :)
This is a list of the most used test to diagnose and monitor Lupus and other auto-immune conditions. Your condition doesn't really sound like Lupus, but it could fall within the autoimmune family. I have put a star by the ones I think would be most useful right now, but you may want to show the list to your Dr. too.

Albumin  
*ANA 
ANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies), P-ANCA (perinuclear) C-ANCA (cytoplasmic) 
*Anti-Cardiolipin (Anti-Phospholipid) 
*Anti-DNA 
*Anti-Ro/SS-A, 
*Anti-Sm antibodies  
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) 
*CBC  
*Complement studies  
*Cholesterol 
CPK  
Creatinine  
Creatinine Clearance 
Differential Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils 
*ENA (Extractable Nuclear Antigens) 
*Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (Sed Rate, ESR) 
*Immunoglobulins (IG)  
Iron 
*Rheumatoid Factor 
*White Blood Count (WBC, Leukocyte count) 
*SS-B (for Sjogren's)

crystaly · Answer

Hi myproblem. Glad your back. Wasn't sure if you were poorly. Happy your not. Hope you had a nice time with your visitor. Thanks very much for that comprehensive list. I will post my results on the forum for the tests my gps willing to have done. Its a fundholding practice so you can see why they would rather the neurologist did tests it comes out their budget I think.  Anyway the forums been really quiet . I,m sure a lot of other people have noticed your abscence. I think its quite disheartning when people post a question and no one answers after a few days, especially if its the first time you,ve posted a question. If their like me hopeless with web addresses and all that stuff its really appreciated when anyone comments. XX Take Care Chris

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