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Old 01-04-2017, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Healthgirl View Post

So with the ANA, anti smooth muscle antibodies, dry eye stain test, borderline sjogrens lip biopsy diagnosis, and a few other weird blood work results, this new rheumatologist is going to make a call on if she thinks this "autoimmune thing" should be treated or try to figure out if the damage is done.
Clearly, the presentation of your neuropathy was autoimmune with how rapidly it spread all over your body and with trunk/face burning etc. But does the rheumy mean "autoimmune thing" in the sense of a disease that they are familiar with and can treat? What a frustrating pickle.
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