ANA 1:640 + Endometriosis
Hi there,
I’ve been dealing with stage IV (at this point, considered the highest level) endometriosis for a few years now. Bilateral endometriomas on my ovaries, all that jazz. These unwelcome cysts can actually elevate histamine, cytokines, and mast cells, so when my eyes swelled nearly shut for the first time in October, I figured it was the endo having a moment. But then the eye swelling occurred seven more times.
After seeing an allergist and ruling out environmental allergens, he ordered lab work. Everything came back normal (🥳) except ANA, which was homogeneous 1:640 and speckled 1:640. Also SLIGHTLY elevated TPO.
What I would love to know is, has anyone else here either been diagnosed with autoimmune whilst having endometriosis; OR, had a high titer simply due to all the delightful inflammation, but no autoimmune diagnosis? I’ve read plenty about how those with endo are also more…prone to is not quite right, but autoimmune and endo co-occurring is a not terribly uncommon thing. I may also post this to the endo channels I follow, but my brain is so packed with endo data and insight, where my awareness of autoimmune is brand new and having some insight from this community would be greatly appreciated.