ANA testing...
I have been ill for about a year and three or four months.
I've been diagnosed several times and I have been to tons of doctors/specialists.
My last diagnosis was fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, and TMJ.
All testting has been normal with the exception of my sedimentation rate.
It has ranged from 30-80.
I have had one lyme test that came back neg/positive.
Now my ANA test came back positive, but other portions of the tests were negitive.
Does anyone have any suggestions of why this is happening and what this could be.?
Any answers will be appreciated.
Thank you!
Wishes of Good Health,
Morgan
Physicians use ANA tests to screen for autoimmune activity and diseases such as lupus. The problem is that ANA tests can show up positive in inflammatory as well as autoimmune conditions and often show up positive in FM patients. In fact they're positive in about 15% of healthy people as well. So long as more specific tests are negative, just speaking as a layman, I would think your fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome (plus) diagnosis would hold.
Here's a good article on the ins and outs of ANA testing http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=3601&t=CFIDS_FM
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