HELP/Don't post much but have ??????s

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I was diagnosed with RA a little under 1 year ago. I have good days and I have BAD days. My dr. gave me celebrex and I occassionally get steroid shots. I am out of celebrex and cannot afford the shots right now so I take Ibuprofen 600 mg. It does help the pain some. I have a 2 year old to take care of. I really don't want to take meds all the time and the pain is not so severe that I can't function yet. I have no insurance. Now for the questions, why is it important for me to take something for this right now when I am not in bad pain most of the time? If I continue with the shots I will end up gaining weight and I have already gained back 10 pounds I struggled to lose, I gained from the shots. I don't want to be huge. I am 38 years old and don't want to end up even more overweight in the near future. I have a handicap tag on my van but dont' like to use it as then I am admitting defeat in my eyes. This is what my test results said, does this look like RA, my dr. says it is but I am not so sure. My mom had RA but not severe before she passed away at the age of 52.

Rheumatoid Profile 9

ANA SCREEN, ELISA NEGATIVE

ANTI STREPTCLYSIN WAS 193 WHICH SHOWS AS HIGH

RHEUMATOID FACTOR, QUANT <20

SED RATE 23 WHISH SHOWS AS HIGH

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN 1.1 WHICH SHOWS AS HIGH

URIC ACID 6.5

What does this look like to you all? RA or something else.

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Advice as I think I am in denial right now cause of being afraid

Berta

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