Undiagnosed Autoimmune Disease - No one will listen to me

I have had several symptoms that are all consistent with an Autoimmune Disease, but no doctor will ever give me a diagnosis or do further testing to determine one. I have been to emergency care, undergone several tests for indicators, and seen several specialists, but for some reason they are all clueless despite their proficiency in medicine.

I have bad joint pain, sudden bouts of severe itchiness, occasional numbing in my left arm (which isn't common but not unheard of), severe fatigue, swelling in my joints (specifically in my fingers), and the swelling of my lymph nodes. I know this is immune related because taking an antihistamine like Benadryl normally clears it up for a short time. My symptoms started almost immediately after I got COVID for the first time a couple months ago. The most likely causes are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, or another autoimmune disease. (I say Lyme Disease because I was bit by a tick a few weeks later but my symptoms were pre-existing that.)

I feel like this is important, but no one is taking me seriously. I go in, get tests done, my results are fine, and they send me home saying not to worry about it. I am told I don't have any of the usual markers or indicators, and that I'm young and healthy, but how can I not worry when my knees buckle with random joint pain, or I'm trying not to sleep the day away because I'm so tired and can't get out of bed?

I don't know what to do right now honestly. If anyone with similar or the same symptoms could give input on their own diagnoses that would be great. I could really use some advice or ideas on how to get a diagnosis so I can be treated. I have a bad feeling this will only become worse as I start doing more activity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I had a mild case of OA in both thumb joints. Then, I turned my ankle ever so slightly, that I kept on going. When I sat down that night I saw my ankle was very swollen. I did the ice, heat ***etc. I went to my doctor (oops 1 of his PA's that are crazier than batshit. She felt around with her fingers and said I had a sprain or a strain. And, continue what I was doing. No relief. I saw 5 different doctors in 1 year. I couldn't even think of going to the grocery store, especially Costco. I finally read about a local doctor who does ankle replacements. I knew I didn't need that, bit I figured he knew feet really well. I went to him and he ordered an MRI, he was the 1st doctor out of 5 that ordered an MRI. I had the MRI and the radiologist wrote the wrong report. Dr. Clancy, looked at the MRI's himself and saw that 1 tendon going down from my ankle was torn (there are 3) and my foot was totally unstable. He did arthroscopic surgery to reattach the tendon and cleaned out some debris, that I assume were by products of cartilage. The weird thing is that I got severe arthritis pain in BOTH feet, which I never had before. Then, I got arthritis in both feet. When I mentioned it to him, he said it's bilateral. If you have it in 1 foot, you'll get in the other. The operation on a joint can do that. He gave me cortisone shots in both feet and luckily I got home before that kicked in, bc I couldn't put any weight on my feet bc the crystals were too big to go into where ever they were supposed to go. The next morning I was pain free.
I was not vaccinated for C19. My son & his wife got 2 shots of PFIZER in April 2020. I was sheltering in a beautiful place with my 2 dogs and I caught C19 from my son (who has no children and probably never will) who had the 1st break through case I've heard of. My case was very mild, bc I had a phone consultation with Dr. Zev Zelanko and he told me that I should take the HCQ + Z pack +zinc, vitamins C & D3, then Quercentin bc the Jab would make my arthritis worse. The medicine was at my local pharmacy the next morning. But, slowly my arthritis is worse than ever. Dr. Z died of the rarest form of cancer-tumors in his heart.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

I have had several symptoms that are all consistent with an Autoimmune Disease, but no doctor will ever give me a diagnosis or do further testing to determine one. I have been to emergency care, undergone several tests for indicators, and seen several specialists, but for some reason they are all clueless despite their proficiency in medicine.

I have bad joint pain, sudden bouts of severe itchiness, occasional numbing in my left arm (which isn't common but not unheard of), severe fatigue, swelling in my joints (specifically in my fingers), and the swelling of my lymph nodes. I know this is immune related because taking an antihistamine like Benadryl normally clears it up for a short time. My symptoms started almost immediately after I got COVID for the first time a couple months ago. The most likely causes are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, or another autoimmune disease. (I say Lyme Disease because I was bit by a tick a few weeks later but my symptoms were pre-existing that.)

I feel like this is important, but no one is taking me seriously. I go in, get tests done, my results are fine, and they send me home saying not to worry about it. I am told I don't have any of the usual markers or indicators, and that I'm young and healthy, but how can I not worry when my knees buckle with random joint pain, or I'm trying not to sleep the day away because I'm so tired and can't get out of bed?

I don't know what to do right now honestly. If anyone with similar or the same symptoms could give input on their own diagnoses that would be great. I could really use some advice or ideas on how to get a diagnosis so I can be treated. I have a bad feeling this will only become worse as I start doing more activity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I had a mild case of OA in both thumb joints. Then, I turned my ankle ever so slightly, that I kept on going. When I sat down that night I saw my ankle was very swollen. I did the ice, heat ***etc. I went to my doctor (oops 1 of his PA's that are crazier than batshit. She felt around with her fingers and said I had a sprain or a strain. And, continue what I was doing. No relief. I saw 5 different doctors in 1 year. I couldn't even think of going to the grocery store, especially Costco. I finally read about a local doctor who does ankle replacements. I knew I didn't need that, bit I figured he knew feet really well. I went to him and he ordered an MRI, he was the 1st doctor out of 5 that ordered an MRI. I had the MRI and the radiologist wrote the wrong report. Dr. Clancy, looked at the MRI's himself and saw that 1 tendon going down from my ankle was torn (there are 3) and my foot was totally unstable. He did arthroscopic surgery to reattach the tendon and cleaned out some debris, that I assume were by products of cartilage. The weird thing is that I got severe arthritis pain in BOTH feet, which I never had before. Then, I got arthritis in both feet. When I mentioned it to him, he said it's bilateral. If you have it in 1 foot, you'll get in the other. The operation on a joint can do that. He gave me cortisone shots in both feet and luckily I got home before that kicked in, bc I couldn't put any weight on my feet bc the crystals were too big to go into where ever they were supposed to go. The next morning I was pain free.
I was not vaccinated for C19. My son & his wife got 2 shots of PFIZER in April 2020. I was sheltering in a beautiful place with my 2 dogs and I caught C19 from my son (who has no children and probably never will) who had the 1st break through case I've heard of. My case was very mild, bc I had a phone consultation with Dr. Zev Zelanko and he told me that I should take the HCQ + Z pack +zinc, vitamins C & D3, then Quercentin bc the Jab would make my arthritis worse. The medicine was at my local pharmacy the next morning. But, slowly my arthritis is worse than ever. Dr. Z died of the rarest form of cancer-tumors in his heart.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

I have had several symptoms that are all consistent with an Autoimmune Disease, but no doctor will ever give me a diagnosis or do further testing to determine one. I have been to emergency care, undergone several tests for indicators, and seen several specialists, but for some reason they are all clueless despite their proficiency in medicine.

I have bad joint pain, sudden bouts of severe itchiness, occasional numbing in my left arm (which isn't common but not unheard of), severe fatigue, swelling in my joints (specifically in my fingers), and the swelling of my lymph nodes. I know this is immune related because taking an antihistamine like Benadryl normally clears it up for a short time. My symptoms started almost immediately after I got COVID for the first time a couple months ago. The most likely causes are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, or another autoimmune disease. (I say Lyme Disease because I was bit by a tick a few weeks later but my symptoms were pre-existing that.)

I feel like this is important, but no one is taking me seriously. I go in, get tests done, my results are fine, and they send me home saying not to worry about it. I am told I don't have any of the usual markers or indicators, and that I'm young and healthy, but how can I not worry when my knees buckle with random joint pain, or I'm trying not to sleep the day away because I'm so tired and can't get out of bed?

I don't know what to do right now honestly. If anyone with similar or the same symptoms could give input on their own diagnoses that would be great. I could really use some advice or ideas on how to get a diagnosis so I can be treated. I have a bad feeling this will only become worse as I start doing more activity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I have had several symptoms that are all consistent with an Autoimmune Disease, but no doctor will ever give me a diagnosis or do further testing to determine one. I have been to emergency care, undergone several tests for indicators, and seen several specialists, but for some reason they are all clueless despite their proficiency in medicine.

I have bad joint pain, sudden bouts of severe itchiness, occasional numbing in my left arm (which isn't common but not unheard of), severe fatigue, swelling in my joints (specifically in my fingers), and the swelling of my lymph nodes. I know this is immune related because taking an antihistamine like Benadryl normally clears it up for a short time. My symptoms started almost immediately after I got COVID for the first time a couple months ago. The most likely causes are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, or another autoimmune disease. (I say Lyme Disease because I was bit by a tick a few weeks later but my symptoms were pre-existing that.)

I feel like this is important, but no one is taking me seriously. I go in, get tests done, my results are fine, and they send me home saying not to worry about it. I am told I don't have any of the usual markers or indicators, and that I'm young and healthy, but how can I not worry when my knees buckle with random joint pain, or I'm trying not to sleep the day away because I'm so tired and can't get out of bed?

I don't know what to do right now honestly. If anyone with similar or the same symptoms could give input on their own diagnoses that would be great. I could really use some advice or ideas on how to get a diagnosis so I can be treated. I have a bad feeling this will only become worse as I start doing more activity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I have had several symptoms that are all consistent with an Autoimmune Disease, but no doctor will ever give me a diagnosis or do further testing to determine one. I have been to emergency care, undergone several tests for indicators, and seen several specialists, but for some reason they are all clueless despite their proficiency in medicine.

I have bad joint pain, sudden bouts of severe itchiness, occasional numbing in my left arm (which isn't common but not unheard of), severe fatigue, swelling in my joints (specifically in my fingers), and the swelling of my lymph nodes. I know this is immune related because taking an antihistamine like Benadryl normally clears it up for a short time. My symptoms started almost immediately after I got COVID for the first time a couple months ago. The most likely causes are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, or another autoimmune disease. (I say Lyme Disease because I was bit by a tick a few weeks later but my symptoms were pre-existing that.)

I feel like this is important, but no one is taking me seriously. I go in, get tests done, my results are fine, and they send me home saying not to worry about it. I am told I don't have any of the usual markers or indicators, and that I'm young and healthy, but how can I not worry when my knees buckle with random joint pain, or I'm trying not to sleep the day away because I'm so tired and can't get out of bed?

I don't know what to do right now honestly. If anyone with similar or the same symptoms could give input on their own diagnoses that would be great. I could really use some advice or ideas on how to get a diagnosis so I can be treated. I have a bad feeling this will only become worse as I start doing more activity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I have had several symptoms that are all consistent with an Autoimmune Disease, but no doctor will ever give me a diagnosis or do further testing to determine one. I have been to emergency care, undergone several tests for indicators, and seen several specialists, but for some reason they are all clueless despite their proficiency in medicine.

I have bad joint pain, sudden bouts of severe itchiness, occasional numbing in my left arm (which isn't common but not unheard of), severe fatigue, swelling in my joints (specifically in my fingers), and the swelling of my lymph nodes. I know this is immune related because taking an antihistamine like Benadryl normally clears it up for a short time. My symptoms started almost immediately after I got COVID for the first time a couple months ago. The most likely causes are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, or another autoimmune disease. (I say Lyme Disease because I was bit by a tick a few weeks later but my symptoms were pre-existing that.)

I feel like this is important, but no one is taking me seriously. I go in, get tests done, my results are fine, and they send me home saying not to worry about it. I am told I don't have any of the usual markers or indicators, and that I'm young and healthy, but how can I not worry when my knees buckle with random joint pain, or I'm trying not to sleep the day away because I'm so tired and can't get out of bed?

I don't know what to do right now honestly. If anyone with similar or the same symptoms could give input on their own diagnoses that would be great. I could really use some advice or ideas on how to get a diagnosis so I can be treated. I have a bad feeling this will only become worse as I start doing more activity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I have the positive ANA and several of those symptoms and when I tried going off gluten my tiredness and joint pain went away. I'm now being tested for celiac disease. I don't know what I'll do next if that's not the answer. Doctors don't seem concerned but I've been dealing with the numbness, itchy skin and hives for the past 10 years without answers and now the joint pain and tiredness make sitting at my desk and working everyday almost impossible. I can't afford to stop working. I would remove gluten from your diet for 1 month and see if that helps any. I've had to eat gluten for a month to do the testing, but will go off it again after the tests even if they're negative for celiac because it improved my worst symptoms. Taking Claritin every day helps the hives and the leftover itchiness is manageable. I don't do some things as much because of the numbness but it's not debilitating.

I have had several symptoms that are all consistent with an Autoimmune Disease, but no doctor will ever give me a diagnosis or do further testing to determine one. I have been to emergency care, undergone several tests for indicators, and seen several specialists, but for some reason they are all clueless despite their proficiency in medicine.

I have bad joint pain, sudden bouts of severe itchiness, occasional numbing in my left arm (which isn't common but not unheard of), severe fatigue, swelling in my joints (specifically in my fingers), and the swelling of my lymph nodes. I know this is immune related because taking an antihistamine like Benadryl normally clears it up for a short time. My symptoms started almost immediately after I got COVID for the first time a couple months ago. The most likely causes are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, or another autoimmune disease. (I say Lyme Disease because I was bit by a tick a few weeks later but my symptoms were pre-existing that.)

I feel like this is important, but no one is taking me seriously. I go in, get tests done, my results are fine, and they send me home saying not to worry about it. I am told I don't have any of the usual markers or indicators, and that I'm young and healthy, but how can I not worry when my knees buckle with random joint pain, or I'm trying not to sleep the day away because I'm so tired and can't get out of bed?

I don't know what to do right now honestly. If anyone with similar or the same symptoms could give input on their own diagnoses that would be great. I could really use some advice or ideas on how to get a diagnosis so I can be treated. I have a bad feeling this will only become worse as I start doing more activity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.