Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 went to see the doc yesterday, he took more blood test, xrays of my hands and feet, should find out in about a week.this has been going on for over a year.how long does it take before they can tell if it is ra or what. thanks tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 It sometimes takes a long time. I was treated for two years before I got an actual diagnosis. My doctor told me he wouldn't call it RA until he was absolutely sure, because so many other things have overlapping symptoms (in fact they even call it overlap sometimes!). Especially since the treatment is often aggressive they don't want to screw you up more. I completely trust him so I went with it. It's nice to have a name to put on something though, I understand that! Hang in there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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