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Confused from Rheumatology appointment. Doc seemed concerned but also not?25M, 6'4, 195lbs.Been dealing with some health issues that have been affecting me pretty heavily and it was suggested I see a rheumatologist just to be safe.He ran some panels where there seemed to be some out of range factors that he wasn't concerned about. The three he did bring up, though, was aANA Screen IFA - Positive | Pattern was Nuclear, Speckled.ANA Titer - 1:40WBC - 2.4 x10(3)/mcLHe wasn't worried about these results, either. My WBC is usually right below reference range, but not typically this low. He did say that that WBC count should have an eye kept on it.. but not to worry about a positive ANA screen or a titer of 1:40.Is this anything I should check up on? The bouts of what I deal with are really messing with daily life and aside from an endoscopy (which I struggle to believe would be causing any of my issues) that showed gastritis and duodenitis, as well as some labs that came back "out of range" here and there.. these results seem to atleast possibly point towards something?Any feedback is appreciated, thank you.If any other labs are needed, please let me know. I can pull them from online.
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Low WBC and positive ANA are two criteria for lupus. You did not specify what your health issues were though.The presence of a nuclear speckled pattern is often indicative of an autoimmune disorder, as it suggests the presence of antinuclear antibodies.
My symptoms sound serious to me, but the doctor said otherwise. Am I crazy?21M. Been experiencing this for 4 months and its gradually getting worse. Ive been suffering from headaches and chronic arthritic type pain in my shoulders. My neck is stiff and is tight when I turn it from side to side. The centre of my neck is strained, im in a lot of pain and its stopping me from doing my job and uni work. Sometimes its dull and sometimes its really bad when it flares up, but its always there.They said they dont think its anything serious i.e. muscle tension, but theyll do my bloods anyway to check for inflammation. Im just concerned that nothing will show up if they do my bloods when the pain is dull and ill go back to being in pain all the time and I dont want to seem like im crazy going back to see them. If its something serious will it always show up as inflamed? Thanks
I assume theyre trying to rule out anything rheumatological, which would indeed result in raised inflammatory markers if you have symptoms.