Re: One More Question About Test Outcome

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Not that I'm aware of.

>I had taken
>2 fiorinal about an hour or two before I had my blood drawn. The other
>blood work came out fine (anticardiolipin antibody and lupus
>anticoagulant just to name a few). I have read that there is a chance
>of a false positive result as you get older, too (I am 36).

Not so much a false positive as a positive with no other findings.

>Should I
>have told the lab tech that I had taken this?

No.

>These tests were done
>after my 2nd m/c in 5 mos. I had gotten a migraine as a result of the
>news but it never occurred to me until a few days ago that I may have
>messed up the results.

You didn't.

>Should I have the test rerun?

Only if it will make ytou feel better about it.

>I'd really
>appreciate your help as I would like to avoid another miscarriage if
>possible. (By the way, I didn't take any medication during the
>pregnancy...not even a Tylenol.)
>
>--
>Midge
>

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