Lupus

[Stick2733]

I have been having all types of issues going on since the end of last year. These last few weeks I wake up and can barely get ready for work because both my arms, wrist, hands and fingers hurt so bad.  I went to my physician Tuesday and he decided to test me for Lupus because all the symptoms point to Lupus. The ANA test came back negative. So with that being said here is whats going on so the end of last year I noticed my urine was dark and had a smell to it so I went to my physician and they found blood in my urine.  Well I have been back a few times about this and they always find blood but don't give me any reason for it.  Yes I drink plenty of water and are still having this issue.  I have been prone to having kidney stones with my last being years ago in 2000 so they cat scanned me for that which I did not have one but they did find several lesions on my liver.  Also since the end of last year I have been getting several vaginal infections which I have been being treated for vaginitis,  I have had these infections over the years but not to the point that they keep coming back over and over for no other reason other then I thought my PH balance was off.  Then a few months ago my face started turning red and I always seem to have red bumps on the back of my arms. Well I went to my dermatologist and he diagnosed me with rosacea.  I had also been told I had rosacea in 2004 but really haven't had any problems since then until now.  Well my dermatologist gave me a facial cream that didnt seem to work so I called and had him prescribe me and antibiotic because my face feels like its on fire and this redness will come and go several times during the day.  It feel like my face has a fever and my eyes burn.  It is weird.  I am also being treated for depression and anxiety by my psych doctor.  I have always felt tired but two months ago I decided to go to my regular physician because I sleep way to much and it bothers me.  I have not been depressed but I come home from work and can go to bed at 5 pm and sleep until the next morning. I can actually sleep the whole weekend away.  Well my regular physician prescribed me Nuvigil recently.  That has helped me not doze off during work hours but I can still come home and go to bed as well as sleep all weekend.  Well when I went in this week hurting so bad he decided to test me for lupus and like I said above the ANA came back negative.  What is wrong with me?  Can the ANA come back negative and still have lupus?  Also I would like to mention that I have had blisters in my mouth but always just thought they were ulcers until I saw that could be a sign of lupus as well as headaches which I always just thought were from my job or stress.

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I read an article from the Lupus Foundation stating there are 11 blood test to form a diagnosis of Lupus. You must test possitive on at least 4 of them. Hope this helps.

[TheLightSeeker]

Lupus with negative ANA? Yes, but very uncommon.
98% of all people with systemic lupus have a positive ANA test.
Also a positive ANA is not enough to diagnose Lupus, even if one has classic symptoms.

I suggest you look into one of the possible underlying causes of Lupus:
Hypothyroidism and more specifically Low thyroid function.
There's a difference. Many patients fall through the cracks of the medical system, due to the limitations of tests and the disinterest of doctors -for a variety of reasons- to be more thorough.
Ask for Free T3 , Free T4 and Reverse T4. These will indicate thyroid function, whereas the standard thyroid tests (T3, T4 and TSH) only indicate serum thyroid levels.

Stress doesn't help for sure. Try coconut oil for some of your imbalances.
It is anti-fungal, anti-parasitic, anti-viral and anti-microbial.\
Great energy booster as well and it does not store as fat.
Don't abuse it though. It still has calories. Use it as replacement of other oils and fats. When used in cooking it is anti-inflammatory, since it does not alter though heat, unlike cooking oils.
5-6 Tablespoons is the therapeutic dose, but start with 2T daily, if you want to try it, and then increase gradually.
I only use extra virgin and I also use it to do "Oil Pulling" every morning,
for oral heath. Just do a search. A week into Oil Pulling and you'll wonder
how did you mange to do without this! It feels awesome and it works!

Any questions, I'm a click away.

Best wishes,
Niko

PS
You can visit the Lupus forum, where I have more detailed explanations
on this subject in many of my replies.