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Shoulder, knee, wrist and finger pain, itching skin
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Oct 19, 2023 | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
@wedgyjackson
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Regarding your joint pains- were X-rays done on any joints- knees, wrist, fingers? You mentioned that the rheumatology fellow assumed you had osteoarthritis- did he look at X-ray?
ANA results of 1:40 and 1:80 are considered weak positives for antibodies. It can mean that you are in very early stages of a disease or even no disease.
With autoimmune diseases diagnosis can take a while because symptoms come and go.
Your PCP could follow you- examine your painful joints and
repeat blood tests as needed.
Did you speak to your PCP regarding taking Celebrex?
If you need to see a rheumatologist again, request to see the specialist and not the fellow.
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I appreciate the comments @astaingegerdm! No recent x-rays were done. He did have access to x-rays of my right knee done in 2020 when I suffered a torn meniscus. I did think it odd that he was prepared to administer "knee injections" after no more that a cursory exam.
I am probably a little premature in posting as I received the lab results online and plan on consulting with rheumatology next week about what they mean.
I will insist on seeing a more experienced rheumatologist as I feel the experience is critical in the diagnosing stage.
If the rheumatology folks tell me they have done all they can and still are not sure what is going on, I will definitely set up an appointment with PCP as next step.