Not looking for diagnosis! Just insight and maybe encouragement?
Like the title says- I have a bunch of chronic illness diagnoses but nothing autoimmune diagnosed at this time. Have been complaining about weakness so pcp did some bloodwork. Everything was normal except one antibody in the myositis panel was positive, TIF1 gamma ab. The lab that did the bloodwork has anything over an 11 as a positive and mine was 16 which, if im understanding correctly, is a pretty low positive? PCP said she’d send me to rheumatology for follow up and the appointment was scheduled for FIVE MONTHS from now which my health ocd brain… does not like. Google has freaked me out and I’m convinced I have cancer but at the same time I don’t even know if I should actually be freaked out. I mean if 16 is a low positive maybe it’s a false positive or something.
Was just hoping to have literally any input or insight or guidance or ANYTHING bc I’ve never even heard of myositis or TIF1 gamma ab or any of this and neither has anyone else I know, so I’m like at a loss.
(Oh and as a side note- I don’t really have any rashes. I have some skin problems but more like burning feeling, dry, pimples, rosacea, stuff like that. I do have dysphagia and muscle weakness but not to the point of being unable to stand from a chair or raise my arms above my head like google said was associated with myositis.)