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My ana was negative. is it possible to still have ra, lupus, or fibromyalgia?lyrica (pregabalin) is not helping the leg/arm/hand/foot pain. crp is 6.5.
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Fibromyalgia ?: Leg arm hand and foot pain is neuropathy until proven otherwise. Fibromyalgia ?!? Joint pain is another matter (still not fibromyalgia) See a neurologist.
Answered 5/18/2016
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Yes due to FALSE NEG: Every test in the world has a FALSE NEGATIVE rate which tells what percentage of the time a test comes out negative but really it should say positive. It is rare for someone to have RA, LUPUS, or FM and have a positive ANA.... on the order of much less than 1%. will be FALSE NEGATIVE.
Answered 4/26/2018
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