Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Hi Marty, Just because your RF test came back negative doesn't mean you have osteo arthritis. Like others on the list, I have sero-negative inflammatory arthritis, specifically I have Reactive Arthritis (RAA). Sero-neg means I test negative for the RF. My arthritis was triggered by an eye infection and it affects all the joints on my left side. I was diagnosed in 1999 when I was 22. Osteo arthritis is a wear and tear disease. You don't have to be older to have. Some people are athletes who have had a number of injuries. I also live in a small town & see a rheumatologist that's 2 hours away. Take care, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.” (Napoleon Hill) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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