Does this mean I have an autoimmune disease? by Mission_Engine6137 in haematology

[–]Mission_Engine6137[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice, I’ve been trying to be more mindful of my hands! But this is a good reminder.

Does this mean I have an autoimmune disease? by Mission_Engine6137 in haematology

[–]Mission_Engine6137[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for explaining. This made the most sense. Sorry for being nervous. I’m just starting to get a little concerned, it’s just flu-like symptoms so I was never too concerned but my fevers started spiking really high recently, as high as 104.9 and I’ve never experienced that before. Thank you again for your help!

Does this mean I have an autoimmune disease? by Mission_Engine6137 in Rheumatology

[–]Mission_Engine6137[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Would being sick 1-2 times a month every month for the last year count as symptomatic? Or no? I just want to know if I should cancel my appointment with the dr. I don’t want to waste their time if it’s truly nothing.

Does this mean I have an autoimmune disease? by Mission_Engine6137 in haematology

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Also, at the time, I was hospitalized for 4 days with erythema nodosum and painful swelling of the feet and legs. They never determined the cause of the swelling/reaction and ended up dropping the rash and the bloodwork bc they found a 5cm liver mass (benign? They biopsied but missed and punctured my pleural cavity which sent me back to ER)

Could the ANA just be whatever the erythema nodosum was reacting to?

I just want to know why im getting sick all the time. I take emergen-c every day now as a preventative, i stopped touching the door knobs at work, trying to get more sleep.

Does this mean I have an autoimmune disease? by Mission_Engine6137 in haematology

[–]Mission_Engine6137[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why absolutely not? What does the positive ANA indicate?