I'm not exactly sure if I even have lupus or not but I mean it really seems like I do. I won't go into much detail on everything I've been through but I've basically been getting progressively sicker in the past 4 months and finally decided to go to a do

[hautefoxx]

I'm not exactly sure if I even have lupus or not but I mean it really seems like I do. I won't go into much detail on everything I've been through but I've basically been getting progressively sicker in the past 4 months and finally decided to go to a doctor! After everything I mentioned to her, she mentioned lupus as a possiblity. I didn't know much about lupus and never even considered it. My doctor ran a bunch of tests, one of them being the ANA. As far as the other tests go, nothing major just iron defiency. The ana did come back positive (1:640 with speckled pattern and 1:640 homogeno pattern) Anyway, my doctor had me do some more blood tests and I'm hoping the results will be back in tomorrow. I'm so miserable I have so many symptoms and problems that have totally disrupted my life! It seems like theres something new almost everyday and I don't always have the same problems/symptoms every day. But its always something EVERY day. I have fatigue, terrible muscle pain everywhere (both calves, arms, neck) nausea, very severe shortness of breath, and numbness/tingiling in my arms hands and back. The pain and weakness in my muscles are so bad that I get charley horses in my calves sometimes just from walking down the stairs in my house!! I also wake up every morning very stiff and achy. I'm only 26 years old and it's just so ridicoulous. Anyway, to those who do have lupus and have already been diagnosed with it, is there any way you could let me know your opinion on my symptoms and ANA results? Thanks.

[Lori707]

Do you have any bone or joint pain?

[PlateletGal]

It sounds like you've been ill for a long time... is that right ? My ANA is also 1:640 and I have Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome. If your specialist rules out autoimmune conditions.... then consider asking him/her to rule out lyme (with the right testing... often test results can be negative when the patient does indeed have lyme) and Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome.

Feel free to send me a message (PM) if you have any questions.