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pknaturgrl
pknaturgrl

Hi everyone,

I was diagnosed with an unkown autoimmune disease by having ANA antibodies in my blood. My joints are eroding/disappearing and bones splintering. I do not have the rheumatoid factor or lupus factor, so they don't know what it is exactly. I do have hashimoto's thyroiditis. I have osteoarthritis in some joints and osteoporosis in my spine, but this is something different.My main symptoms are many of my joints are breaking down and eroding. Anyone else have this?

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  • rocky31676
    rocky31676 pknaturgrl

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    Autoimmune diseases are so numerous that it is very difficult to point out which one. ANA autoantibodies is a very general autoimmune test.

    There is no specific test for a specific autoimmune disease. 

    Can you tell where you have pain, swelling, redness or fever , other than joints? 

    Osteoarthritis can cause eroding of joints as can rheumatoid arthritis. 

     

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