Cloudy diagnosis--non-symetrical pain

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Hi--I just joined this group. I do not have a definitive RA diagnosis-

-right now my rheumatologist is calling it undifferentiated

connective tissue disease (polyarthritis.) He has me come in every 3

months, and I am on Plaquenil and Mobic. In the past I was diagnosed

with lupus like syndrome, but my rheum. thinks it is more like RA.

It seems to be worsening with time. I get swollen, painful joints,

and when I flare I get little fevers and feel very fatigued and ill.

In general, I am fatigued from very little effort all the time. Also,

the pain is not symmetrical--for instance, right now my left ankle is

swollen and painful, but not the right. I thought that RA pain was

always symmetrical. And the bloodwork is not definitive for RA, but

my sedimentation rate is high. I was just wondering how many of you

have symmetrical pain with your RA. I was under the impression that

RA was usually fairly easy to diagnose, but I am in limbo here.

Thanks so much for any insight!

Pam