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Having Rash, Mildly Elevated AA During Pregnancy. Worried About Lupus. Suggestions?
I have overwhelming anxiety about developing lupus. I had a mildly elevated A A while I was pregnant. I have had 3 pregnancies with no complications. All were term and healthy. I also had a positive lupus anticoagulant . My doctors have tried to reassure me but every so often I go through this cyclical obsessive anxiety about having lupus and dying. It subsides after a while but I am in a worry cycle right now because of a rash that I have. I have a hard time getting labs drawn because I worry about the wait time and fearing positive results.
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the biggest reassurance for you is that you have gone thru 3 pregnancies without complications, which would not have been possible had you had clinical lupus
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