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Ana was positive in Oct but negative in March so provider said that, plus the other results, fit a diagnosis of UCTD not lupus since the ANA flip flopped. Rxed plaquenil. Can more surgery throw this into lupus possibly?
I’ve had 5 back surgeries in 6 years, and a 6th is in the works. My fatigue worsened significantly with the last surgery to the point where several days a week I could barely get off of the couch, I felt so weak and tired. I’m 13 months post op and still running into it an average of 1-2 days a week. Would another surgery potentially push the UCTD to lupus? I want to be careful and it’s also hard to tell what’s going on because alot of the Uctd symptoms and chronic pain overlap. I’m also wondering about spondyloarthritis being in the mix possibly but it’s hard to tell what the back pain is from when so much is going on.
u/Hope_for_tendies — 13 days ago