Newbie - DH tested positive for RA

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Hello all,

I've spent the day surfing the internet for information. My 36 yo DH

tested positive for Rheumatoids. He'd been having *major* swelling

for several months, nodules, and " discomfort " (though I think it

would be major pain!) and the PCP tested for just about everything

under the sun before my DH asked them to test for RA and it came back

positive this morning. Sorry for that run-on sentence! My brain is

pretty foggy.

We are seeing a Rheumatologist here in Pgh. next Tuesday. I'm trying

to bone up on info so we can be semi-informed before the appt and ask

some intelligent questions.

Can any of you (if you aren't tired of answering the same questions!)

give me some pointers about the first appt with the Rheumatologist?

What tests to ask for? What questions to ask, etc?

All the info I've printed off seem to be " living with " RA and " what

is " RA type of articles, I'm sure there is a lot more medical info

out there, I'm having trouble wading through it.

Anyone in the Pittsburgh area?

Thanks for reading this far!!

Blessings,

Lauri in Pittsburgh