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My dx came as a result of clinical exam

of red, hot, swollen joints, pos fam hx, fluid from knee joint full of WBCs

(something like 4500), high ESR(>20), RF, and antiCCP of 85. My antiCCP dropped

to about 35 when I was pg, but no one has checked it since. My RF and ESR are

normal now... Well maybe not this minute, I'm having some activity, but 99% of

the time, I'm fine. Enbrel is a godsend for me. Within a week I didn't gel up on

my commute or at my desk. Within 6 mos my exam was normal. Bless those folks at

Amgen! No one made diet recs, but trying gluten free makes sense. Kate f

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On Feb 28, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Light <lauralight1972@...> wrote:

> When Dr.'s catch RA Early, can I ask, what do they typically do? Give you

drugs, ask you to just modify diet, or exercise more, less? Anyone? As well, can

anyone talk to me about the blood work that is done to prove it and what number

or antibodies count would make it truely diagnosable as RA?

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> When Dr.'s catch RA Early, can I ask, what do they typically do? Give you

drugs, ask you to just modify diet, or exercise more, less? Anyone? As well, can

anyone talk to me about the blood work that is done to prove it and what number

or antibodies count would make it truely diagnosable as RA?

My understanding is that your doctor should start prescribing a dmard drug as

soon as you are diagnosed. If you are treated with a dmard early you will have

greatly reduced permanent joint damage.

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