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Negative ANA bloodwork.

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nicole41725
nicole41725

I know it's rare to have negative bloodwork but still have lupus, but I'm 99.8% sure that it is. I've looked up all the symptoms of a flare (which i now know that I have had 3 times within 4 months.) My doctor said that the imflammatory markers are not there but refuses to look into this any further. He wont send me to a rheumy or run any test. My question is...if you have had a negative ANA blood test but turns out you did have lupus, how did your doctor get to that diagnosis?

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    It is possible to have a negative result, there are other blood tests that show that something is causing inflammation.

    Most people with Lupus have a number of things going on, more than one autoimmune condition. I had all the Lupus markers and more than enough symptoms but was still misdiagnosed until a GP suspected it might be SLE and the Rheumatologist confirmed it after years of battling to be listened to, being told it was a bit of arthritis, over anxious, in my mind, attention seeking, Polymyalgia Rheumatica despite me not being in the right age bracket. Can you talk to another doctor? Lupus is rare so many doctors don't see it in the surgery or fit the symptoms into other conditions because there are quite a few.

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