Welcome to the forum. Didn't they do any further testing to drill down on possible autoimmune diseases? Seems odd that they would find a positive ANA and just stop at that, especially considering your symptoms. Any skin manifestations?

I had the "bucket of blood" lab work, and all my other testing was good. I tested positive many years ago, then, upon retest, I was negative. My positive number keeps going up and down. My rheumatologist gave me Plaquenil, but I think it has made me more nauseous than I already am, so stopped taking it. I am diagnosed with thrombocytopenia, so I have the petechia bumps from that, and severe dry skin, major hair loss, no appetite, weight loss, back pain, digestive issues....the list goes on. I have been to tons of specialists and had/am currently having, a ton of scans and tests, but no reason for all this yet. On top of that, I think I'm going through menopause! Husband thinks it's mostly related to that and AID.