# Blood work

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/blood-work/874>\
**Category:** General CIDP Discussion\
**Created:** [March 19, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/blood-work/874 "2015-03-19T11:39:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_M](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/robert_m/32/775_2.png) [@Robert\_M](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/Robert_M)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/blood-work/874/1 "2015-03-19T11:39:11Z")

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So I go to the dr and have blood work done at my gp. Two weeks later I return and I am told I have elevated markers for smooth muscle antibodies. What does this mean? I am awaiting a rheumatologist?

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**Author:** ![estaban](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/estaban/32/2611_2.png) [@estaban](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/estaban)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/blood-work/874/2 "2015-03-19T17:51:54Z")

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antibodies in liver?

seems like a never-ending autoimmune attack for some of us!!! i just received a new diagnoses of DIABETES 1.5.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_M](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/robert_m/32/775_2.png) [@Robert\_M](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/Robert_M)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/blood-work/874/3 "2015-03-19T18:52:25Z")

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I am not sure. On line I found crest syndrome, liver, dr said maybe lupus. She said I am the only patient she has ever had to say I don’t know so much to.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_M](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/robert_m/32/775_2.png) [@Robert\_M](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/Robert_M)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/blood-work/874/4 "2015-03-21T04:24:39Z")

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Thank you my dr is sending me to a rheumatologist .