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Question about PMR in addition to other autoimmune disorders?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 3 2:12pm | Replies (32)
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I have had a very mild case of hashimotos for years but basically asymptomatic. Of course had tests run to rule out the biggies before pmr dx finalized. Because I have two auto-immune dx my primary wants to do even more testing to see if some obscure dx’s are lurking around the corner. I will probably go ahead with it, just to be sure but I don’t expect to find anything/am not worried. But I guess we will see for sure.

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DadCue | @dadcue | Jun 29, 2023

I think it is best when doctors obtain as much information that they can. There are some limits to what can be done with the information.

I remember when I was originally diagnosed with reactive arthritis over 30 years ago. The doctor mentioned a genetic test call HLA-B27. He said it wouldn't change his diagnosis whether it came back positive or not. I just politely said that I would be interested in knowing what it was even though I had no clue what HLA-B27 was all about.

My HLA-B27 came back positive and it probably didn't change anything. However my being HLA-B27 positive was plastered all over my medical records. It meant something to the doctors that followed.

https://www.healthline.com/health/hla-b27-antigen
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