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Postive ANA - swollen glands
by Melindaki, Apr 07, 2008 07:23AM
I am a 30 year old female who has historically been very active and in good health. In December I went to Germany to visit my sister. While there, I had some glands on the base of my skull and behind my ear swell. They became 4 or 5 times their normal size. It was very painful. When I returned home in January I went to my Primary Care physician. She gave me some antibiotics. The glands got smaller, but did not go back to their original size. Since then, I have had multiple bouts of cold like symptoms and recurrent mild fever. My PCP gave me more antibiotics.
I have been getting headaches that originate from the glands swelling and causing muscle pain on my scalp. The aching on my scalp eventually prompts migraine-like symptoms. The back of my neck and base of my scalp are always tender to the touch. I also have tenderness in my under-arms.
Most recently I have a tightness in the muscles in my upper back, shoulders, and ribcage. I went to get a massage to try to release some of the tension, but within 30 minutes of the 1 hour deep tissue massage, it was like I never went.
After 3 months of symptoms after symptoms, I'm beginning to feel like a hypochondriac. My PCP sent me to get bloodwork and I just got a call that I have a positive ANA. She wants me to see a Rhuematologist. But I don't have any joint pain or swelling.
Any ideas or advice?
I have been getting headaches that originate from the glands swelling and causing muscle pain on my scalp. The aching on my scalp eventually prompts migraine-like symptoms. The back of my neck and base of my scalp are always tender to the touch. I also have tenderness in my under-arms.
Most recently I have a tightness in the muscles in my upper back, shoulders, and ribcage. I went to get a massage to try to release some of the tension, but within 30 minutes of the 1 hour deep tissue massage, it was like I never went.
After 3 months of symptoms after symptoms, I'm beginning to feel like a hypochondriac. My PCP sent me to get bloodwork and I just got a call that I have a positive ANA. She wants me to see a Rhuematologist. But I don't have any joint pain or swelling.
Any ideas or advice?
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