A bit confused??? Is it Rheumatoid Arthritis???...My Rheumatoid Factor comes back as 10 iu/ml. Which is negative for RA My C Reactive Protein is mg/L which is fine. However my 14.3.3....Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 replies
Anyone know if there is a rheumatologist who has the condition?...Sometimes I just feel like they (these various doctors I've seen) really do not have any idea of just how this disease really effects my life everyday....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Newly Diagnosed ...Until now I have only been on NSAIDS from other doctors with no relief. I am scared of the steroids, I am scared of this disease....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesNewly Diagnosed
RA and Fibromyalgia...I am angry that doctors dismissed everything once they heard the word Fibromyalgia. My pain got so extreme that I had to quit working in 2018....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesInsurance & DisabilityNewly Diagnosed
Wedding with RA...I also have supportive friends, family, and fiance, and doctors who generally listen and respond well....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Tendons and RA...The first time I was just shutting my car door and apparently the tendon separated from the muscle in my wrist....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSymptoms
Living with RA...On the very bad days when my RA is acting up, I wish I had a handicapped sticker so I can park closer to the doctor's office and/or pharmacy....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesCopingAssistive Devices
Undergoing testing...I thought I was good to go until later I saw the diagnostic code for M05.79 (Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of multiple sites w/o organ or...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Did anyone else have normal blood work?...Bloods are totally normal though, no rheumatoid factor but crucially no sign of inflammation....Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 replies
Frustrated in VA...My pcp suspects RA after recent labs showed elevated crp and rf factor + uric acid is also elevated, but the symptoms and flare ups I've been having for...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAwarenessVentingDiagnosis
dr will not help me...initially saw a rheumatologist who said that there was no inflammation factor in my blood so I didn't have rheumatoid arthritis and basically go away....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesSymptoms
Just diagnosed...Blood work showed a RA factor of 6 out and a high 3.86 CRP....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Has anyone with RA had episode of giant cell arthritis?...In September of 2020, I ended up in my primary care doctor's office with pain in my jaw and back teeth, pain running upfront from the ear to the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptomsTreatment
Just Diagnosed at 43...I have a high RF factor and a week positive CCP. I'm terrified! I keep reading about all of these people being debilitated....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Referred to Rheumatology...After a fight with the Doctors and the threat of a complaint I finally got to see a good Doc who spent time with me and they think it's...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesFlares & Flare Management
RA and Heart/Artery inflamation...I tested high on Rheumatoid Factor (21) and over 250 on CCP. I had over a week of what seemed like clogged arteries....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
Confusing symptoms...symptoms are very general and could characterize the majority of different autoimmune connective tissue diseases, but I currently sit here with a pos RA factor...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSymptoms
Is it likely I have RA?...b I took a few blood tests ESR came back well within normal range, rheumatoid factor and ANA both came back as negative as well....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Failing Enbrel...I haven't heard back from any doctors yet (frustrating, as I'm starting to flare having been off all meds for nearly 3 weeks now) on their conclusions....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesBiologic Medication
Progression? Weird pain patterns...My anti-CCP and RA factor were pretty high at diagnosis....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptomsTreatment
