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Positive ANA: What might be the cause?

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Sep 26, 2023 | Replies (94)

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Thank you in Jun 15 a month ago I started experiencing legs pain and hot and cold I feel tired fatigue most of the time dizzy sometimes lightheaded but I also suffer from anxiety so I didn’t know if this symptoms were related to anxiety or no I still went to the doctor I got a X-ray and duplex scan of the legs check for clots everything was fine neck X-ray was fine but my bloodwork show high white blood cells nurse said no infections grow so it could be because stress she also said I have low potassium and electrolyte and high calcium I went to a different doctor this doctor ordered me more bloodwork everything fine kidney working fine and all good but the ana test was positive and I m so scared I can’t even sleep my symptoms are legs pain sometimes really bad sometimes no bad a little bit of swollen feet hot and cold legs lower back pain warms arms sore arms sometimes neck pain sometimes tingling on hands numb hand and leg sometimes on and off I have this symptoms daily 🙁 I don’t know what to do

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You should get tested for hyperparathyroidism if your calcium is high. The doctor should order a blood test to include Vitamin D, PTH, and Calcium in 1 draw preferably 1st thing in the am. Hyperparathyroidism can cause a multitude of symptoms. I had surgery 2-1/2 weeks ago.