I am at my wits end. Symptoms: fevers, achy, fatigue, skin rashes, dizziness, inflammation, chest pain, swollen glands, low potassium, chronic UTI's, headaches. I also have trouble with cysts showing up in my breasts that start out appearing solid (resulting in expensive tests), then suddenly disappear. These symptoms come and go and don't respond to any medications the doctors have tried. I feel like my immune system is shot and always feel dehydrated and malnourished even though I eat well and drink mainly water.
Every doctor I've seen, based on reviewing my records and examining me, says lupus. But . . . the tests come back negative. I've also had my heart and kidneys checked, bone density, x-rays, tests for arthritis, etc. done. Everything comes back normal.
Can tests be wrong? It seems odd that the symptoms and flare-ups are so obvious, yet whatever the underlying problem is it doesn't show up on tests. Tests do show inflammation, elevated WBC, and low potassium - but no major culprit. Any ideas?
