Re: I am new and have some questions-Diane

[Guest guest]

-Hi Diane

on both hands I have small hard lump on a couple of fingers, that

are on the knuckles, is this one of the 'signs' of RA? I do beleive

I have it..many of my 'symptoms' resemble what my Mother had...do you

ever experience 'burning' sensation when having clothing sometimes

touching you?

meme

-- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , " " <dhuntress@h...>

wrote:

> 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.

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> > 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.

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> > Hope that helps,

> >

> > Steph in VA

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