1. I'm ANA positive (ananuclear antibodies) This means I HAVE an auto-immune disorder of some kind.
2. I am Vit. D deficient at a 27. The normal range is 50-100.
3. My thyroid is elevated at a 3.9....normal is 1-3.0.
Dr. Parmen feels better/less worried about me than when he saw me two weeks ago. He that Vit. D deficiency can cause muscle aches and fatigue but my levels are not low enough to cause what I'm describing. Vit. D is absorbed in the small intestine and I'm missing a part of mine so that might be the cause. I am now taking a prescription vit. D with extra calcium.
As far as the ANA is concerned. The ANA cells are antibodies/rogue cells that the body creates to attack itself when it thinks there is a foreign body present. In the case of thyroidosis, they could be attacking my thyroid. In MS, they attack nerve endings. In Lupus, they attack organs. The ANA can indicate about 20 different auto-immune diseases. The 'speckled' pattern that I had indicated Lupus and about five other things are most likely. The speckled pattern happens when the blood dries on a slide.
I have the electroneural test on Friday that will measure the nerve impulses from my spine to my extremities. They will be able to determine if my myolothial sheath around my nerve center is being attacked. This happens with MS in most cases and a few other nervous system auto-immune diseases.
They took about 7 more big vials of blood and a urine sample. They are looking for Lyme disease(from a tick bite) since we did grow up in an area of the country with ticks. The other vials are doing deeper testing on my thyroid, blood protiens and a few other things I didn't get details on.
My right hand has been xrayed because of the pain I'm have in my pinky fingers' knuckle. It's been there for 6+ wks and isn't getting better. It's an 'odd' digit to be hurt according to Dr. Parmen.
I have an full body MRI scheduled for July 19th.
In good news, my bad cholestorol is down 50 pts from two years ago. Parmen says this proves I'm not 'lying' about good eating and exercise, that a number doesn't drop like that on it's own. (It went from 225 to 175)
The joints are very achy these days and I have a slightly stiff neck besides the fatigue that is always there. Just taking one day at a time and getting done what I can. My first priority has to be the kids so most of my energy goes there.
Thanks to everyone thinking about me!
