INFO - On rheumatoid factor (RF)

[Guest guest]

How many of us on here are seropositive? And if you are where are you at in

the disease?

[Guest guest]

I was seropositive when the rheumy had the first blood work done on me.

That was in August 2001, when I was diagnosed with RA. Later, he

repeated the CRP and Sed rate to see how I was progressing, and both

had returned to normal. (This was even pre-Enbrel; it was Arava that

achieved this.) He said the RF test was not as good an indicator of

disease progress, so it has not been done again.

Sue

On Sunday, March 13, 2005, at 05:28 PM, kelly donovan wrote:

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> How many of us on here are seropositive? And if you are where are you

> at in

> the disease?

[Guest guest]

I was tested RF in December after explosive ibset..very seropositive- (497) I am

newly diagnosed. Uncontrolled at this point. taking methtrexate..5th week.

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How many of us on here are seropositive? And if you are where are you at in

the disease?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Like Sue, I was RF+ when first diagnosed 25 years ago and because this test is

not a good indicator of disease progression, it has never been repeated. Even

when I moved from the UK to France, my new rheumy accepted the diagnosis and

didn't think it was worth wasting money repeating the test.

n in France

Re: [ ] INFO - on rheumatoid factor (RF)

How many of us on here are seropositive? And if you are where are you at in

the disease?

[Guest guest]

MedlinePlus

27 May 2007

" Rheumatoid factor " :

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003548.htm

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Lab Tests Online

Last updated 30 Sep 2006

" Rheumatoid factor " :

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/rheumatoid/test.html

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Mayo Clinic

21 Oct 2008

" Rheumatoid factor " :

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-factor/MY00241

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