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Timeline of Lupus?

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fletcher96
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I'm wondering if what I have could be lupus.... I lost 10-15 pounds a year and a half ago, followed by thinning hair that doesn't grow or grow back. I then started getting really cold and having low body temperature with some fatigue. Then several months later I started getting a pins-and-needles feeling when I was trying to sleep. But it's constant. It never stops. I also developed tachycardia next. Then the tingling/pins-and-needles turned into painful pins and needles, kind of like random electrical shocks all over my body. I have heat and cold intolerance along with a no-no neck tremor at times. I'm pale with bags under my eyes. I have major annoying acne. I have a million and one allergies and intolerances. The nerve pain got really bad for a couple of weeks but then mostly went away. I'm thinking it was a flare. All the doctors and nurses think I'm crazy which I'm learning isn't uncommon when a woman walks into the clinic. I'm trying to trigger another flare-up by eating food I'm intolerant to and allowing myself to be stressed. I know it sounds sick, but I'm trying to see if this is an autoimmune disease, which have flare-ups. It's working. The pain is coming back. It's in my hands, feet, and back mostly. I have something like Raynaud's as well. It hurts to type, but I figure it's nerve pain so it's fake anyway, right? What is this :c

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    Have you had any blood work done yet? Any joint pain? How often do you have the flare ups? Do they coincide with your cycle?
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      The thing is, my cycle is so abnormal I can’t tell. I had my last depo shot (of two) 6 months ago. I got 2 periods back-to-back earlier this month after 7 weeks without one. For blood work - sed rate was 5 in October, then 8 right now, a couple months after my really bad flare. ANA was negative. Protein, ketones, and bilirubin in urine. Pre-diabetic numbers, but I’m so skinny I don’t know how that’s possible. Doctor refused to diagnose me with prediabetes because I’m not fat.... Lymphocytes were high at 41%. Nothing significant. Anything else I could get checked? Yes, joint pain, but also nerve pain.
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