Advice on what blood tests to request
Hi everyone,
I’m not looking for a diagnosis, just hoping to get some advice on what blood tests to ask for.
I’ve got a decent Doctor, but she often will only run routine bloods or tests that I ask for.
Some of my symptoms are:
-joint and muscle pain (fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, ankles)
-nerve pain (sciatica, nerve pain in hands and arms)
-migraines and headaches (worse when lying down or moving around)
-ocular hypertension (already treated with a specialist)
-weird skin stuff (my hands go red and feel like they are burning, my knuckles/face go red randomly, hives, dry skin between fingers and toes on and off)
-fatigue
-dizziness
-painful menstrual cycles
-easy/unexplained bruising
-fingers occasionally lock up
*all of these symptoms I’ve had for 10+ years and they seem to be getting worse recently.
*my mum had arthritis, but unfortunately she passed away so I don’t know much more than that.
*glaucoma runs in my family.
Blood tests I’ve already done:
- General blood work all came back normal - White and red blood count, liver, kidney, urea, renal, cholesterol, uric acid, glucose, thyroid.
-Iron was low and I know that can explain something, but I know my body and it’s definitely more than low iron.
-ANA 1:160 speckled pattern
-ENA negative
-CRP was <1 (ref <5)
-CCPABS <1 (ref <5)
-RF <6 (ref <30)
I’m getting sick of not having answers, but I don’t know what to ask for!
Can anyone please give me some advice on some blood tests to request? Anything from vitamins/minerals to autoimmune tests or anything else. Even test to rule out things rather than diagnosis anything would be helpful. Any recommendations are appreciated!
Thank you!