I've seen a number of sites which have good information on explaining the reasons for testing certain things and what is normal and not normal, which seems pretty black and white. There's a cutoff point that's pretty clear. But is there a way of knowing if something is a "high normal" or something like that?
I'd also like to know what Quest Diagnostics' ANACHOICE (TM) SCREEN W/REFLEX TO TITER, IFA is, exactly. I've only been able to discover that if this is positive, then they do the ANA titer and pattern testing. I haven't been able to discover exactly what the ANAChoice is: whether it's one test or a combination of tests or what.
Thanks for any insight...
Actually if you see the reumatoligist soon he or she should go over this with you. Best to let them desifer when all of the blood work is back. I had to wait five weeks for some of my blood work to come back. And it all gets put together. The lab will only give you the positive or negative score on this test as it confuses some patients and they will only tell the doctor if the doctor request it, the score for fear of someone getting scared unnecessarilly. Anyway it takes a while to get all of the blood work done and back to get a total idea of what is going on with you. You can call the lab or the nurse and ask questions. I like to know what all is going on with me also. I get copies of my bloodwork and keep a diary of my health complaints and problems. As it is helpfully for a proper dx. Best of luck to you and i am glad you are getting help, even if it seems it is taking along time. The people on this forum will help you get in the right direction. Keep us updated when test and dr visits as we like to know. We may understand things the dr dose not as we are experiencing the same things. I do not know if i ever said welcome. But welcome and best of luck getting this resolved and under control.
Have you tried searching google for the names of the tests? I find google usually lists great sites for information, it's how i found out what sed rates were.
I like to get all my numbers when possible and look them up when tests come in.