Hello everyone, I have that appointment with my NP at the rheumatology clinic I used to go to. I just want to be really prepared, since this has been such a nightmare trying to find good health care providers. Can any of you list the tests you feel I need to ask for and any other questions you think might be good to ask? I have written several down myself. When this all started, my symptoms that kind of stuff. I also pulled my labs up online. It looks like I had an AST which was only 14 & an AST that was 11 both still in the normal range. My adolase test came back today and it was 5.2. I read that you are supposed to do that with no food in your stomach for about 8 hrs. No one told me that and I had just eaten lunch. Don't know if that matters, but thought I would ask some of you. So right now I'm only looking at a slightly elevated cpk. even though I have horrible muscle, joint pain, gottron's and got up with another weird rash on my arm today. My face has also been bright red all eve. Just when I am convinced that it is DM I look at my test results and wonder...

While looking at my test results I did notice a few other tests that bothered me a little. I'm no dr. My RDW was high, my wbc seems closer to the high side than I think I would like. My Carbon Dioxide SerPl QN was high. My BUN SerPl QN was high. My Glucose SerPl QN was 116. My Rbc was also a little closer to the high side then I would like. My total protein SerPl QN was low. My GP has never said anything to me about any of this. Most of these were taken in August When I was in the hospital.

Also how often do your doc's usually repeat labs? Please anything anyone can offer. Don't forget about my lungs. I think someone said it was a JO-1 test I needed... You have no idea how much I appreciate all of you. This group has been a God Send.... Truly :)