Re: Re: I am new and have some questions-

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I have. It happens when a joint is badly inflamed and anything brushes against it. It's pretty painful. My toes have done that off and on for several years. Try wearing shoes during that<G>.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:53 PM

Subject: Re: I am new and have some questions-

Meme,No, I have never experienced that burning you describe. That is strange. I have never heard of that. I hope it doesn't hurt.-> > I tested negative for the RA factor and my disease is quite severe. > > I just recently tested positive for it but when I was diagnosed > over > > 8 years ago, I was negative. > > -> > > > > > > > > > Hello Meme,> > > Your results for RA-RHEUM mean you test negative for the > > rheumatoid factor. This does not mean you do not have arthritis -- > > it just means you don't have rheumatoid arthritis. I also test > > negative for the rheumatoid factor. My GP classifies my arthritis > > as "sero-negative inflammatory arthritis." > > > Where in the South are you? I'm in Culpeper, VA -- a rural > > town about 2 hours west of DC. I have to travel into DC to see a > > rheumatologist because there isn't one here.> > > > > > Hope that helps,> > > > > > Steph in VA> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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My joints are sensitive touch as well when inflammed.

From: " Hasenstab"

Reply-Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: Re: Re: I am new and have some questions- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:20:03 -0500

I have. It happens when a joint is badly inflamed and anything brushes against it. It's pretty painful. My toes have done that off and on for several years. Try wearing shoes during that.

----- Original Message ----- From: Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:53 PM Subject: Re: I am new and have some questions-

Meme, No, I have never experienced that burning you describe. That is strange. I have never heard of that. I hope it doesn't hurt. -

> > I tested negative for the RA factor and my disease is quite severe. > > I just recently tested positive for it but when I was diagnosed > over > > 8 years ago, I was negative. > > - > > > > > > > > > > Hello Meme, > > > Your results for RA-RHEUM mean you test negative for the > > rheumatoid factor. This does not mean you do not have arthritis - - > > it just means you don't have rheumatoid arthritis. I also test > > negative for the rheumatoid factor. My GP classifies my arthritis > > as "sero-negative inflammatory arthritis." > > > Where in the South are you? I'm in Culpeper, VA -- a rural > > town about 2 hours west of DC. I have to travel into DC to see a > > rheumatologist because there isn't one here. > > > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > > > Steph in VA > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~