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by puglovernkellogg, May 26, 2008 02:12PM
I am a 32 year old female with a host of problems. I have severe joint, muscle and nerve pain. I have severe morning stiffness and I have recurrent fevers, absesses, high blood pressure, and get sick all the time. If I am around someone who has a cold I get pnemonia. I can not use my hands very much without severe pain and swelling. I have had xrays on both hands and wrists that showed normal, I had a bone scan that showed seperation of joints in my shoulders. I have spinal stenosis in my neck and degenerative disc disease in my lower back with herniated discs. I am having a cardiac stress test next week because of cardiomegaly that showed up on chest exray and abnormal EKG. I have very high blood pressure on 3 medicines for it and resting pulse of 116.
Sed Rate 59
WBC 17
C-Reactive Protien- High
Vitamin D low at 17
Gastrin Levels are high at 145
ANA was normal
Immonglobulins were normal
Any ideas? Thank you.
Sed Rate 59
WBC 17
C-Reactive Protien- High
Vitamin D low at 17
Gastrin Levels are high at 145
ANA was normal
Immonglobulins were normal
Any ideas? Thank you.
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The thing about autoimmune diseases is they are difficult cases and frequently you have more than 1 thing going on.
I would suggest looking at local support groups for various autoimmune problems and finding out which rheumy those folks recommend and which ones they suggest you avoid. I know that my search was greatly assisted by the fibromyalgia support group I started when that was my dx. I never believed that fms was all that was going on. Turned out I was right.
Hang in here!
Feel free to email me..
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