Guest guest Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Laurie, from your response, brisk reflexes are not normal?? I have always felt that if the dr examined several times, exerting fatigue in the muscles they would get a different result. When I had a " good " neuroligist I would actually be so tired, hurt and just not feel well the next day from his exam. Family dr says:Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder is an autoimmune process with symptoms of Scleroderma, Myositis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and/or other autoimmune diseases. It is a description of a group of symptoms occurring together. This is different from a diagnosis that describes the underlying process. My ANA is positive and sed rate is sometimes high, WBC is always high. From reading postings though I realize that some people also have this with mito. *my mom has similar symptoms but ana is normal. I can understand where the family dr is coming from, especially since she is not familiar with mito, but I still have to wonder. I look forward to what Dr. Vockley has to say. It will be sooo nice to actually see someone who understands and specializes in mito. It will really put me at ease with whatever diagnoses he says. Thanks again for the responses and the reassurance that ONE fiber is not necessarily the whole muscle and also the possiblity that it can be reversed. All of the responses and shared experiences have helped in gathering information and understanding!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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