OK, so THIS time the ANA came back, nucleolar 1:640. (No mention of speckled like last time....it was mixed then.) Now this is a different lab, and it will be redone at my old lab, BUT....I am reading CREST or Scleroderma....on the other hand, my ENA is still negative, no Scl 70. This is nuts. The ENA this time was pretty limited, SSA, SSB, scl 70 and rnp/sm.

I know there is NO cut and dried forumla to this, but, am I correct in drawing some preliminary conclusions?

Yes, I still feel like cr@p and am afraid of melting now in the sun....foooooo.

I doubt that I can offer anything you haven't already considered, but know how difficult it is to always feel like you've been run over by a truck.

There have even been times I've thought I would have to get better to die .

Have you ever looked at LabTestsOnline for their interpretations of lab results. If you haven't, here is the link for the ANA test:

http://www.labtestsonline.org/unders...na/glance.html

I'm afraid I don't know all your history, but have seen your concern about Sjogren's and Scleroderma. Have you looked at your symptoms compared to those of Lupus? LTO suggests that may be one of the conditions associated with high titres and positive SSA/B, and recommends a couple of other tests that may confirm that.

Oh, I have hit the end of the internet on ANA patterns....today I wired in my diswasher for a change of pace, lol. (It really isn't that hard, those plumbers and electricians should have to learn how to do IVs....)

I know what my ANA IMPLIES.....I just have to see it in writing to digest it.

Wiring a dishwasher. I'm impressed. But, how the heck do you get your fingers to work well enough to wire anything. I have difficulty just trying to button a shirt.

I installed a new thermocouple and igniter in my hot water heater last week. The hardest thing about it was getting back up off of the the floor.

I don't use fingers, I use pliers....needle nose pliers are kind of my prosthesis. There is a tool for everything, and everything NEEDS a tool.

Also, my husband, since he couldn't do the wiring for some reason....had to get ME up off the floor. It wasn't pretty.

This whole thing wasn't my idea....my stupid electrician neglected to wire my dishwasher cord and garbage disposal cord. My plumber was cursing about the work he already had to do....so, I did the dishwasher.

I think PNers need a compensatory tool belt....available in pink, blue and green, made from recycled material and available for only $19.99????

Oh Plg...they make tools for buttoning shirts. People with RA know all about these adaptive tools. You can find websites on the net with these devices. I don't do buttons either...hmm, I need that tool too.