Doctors NYC Area

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Greetings Friends,

My name is I have followed your posts for 6 months and am grateful to

listen to your stories and the advice given. Many of you are my inspiration to

combat my own challenges for my newly diagnosed RA........Although I am blessed

to be active swimming . I have my bouts of pain and swelling. It appears I may

be in the early stages of RA. My Anti - CCP was 73 anything above 60 is a

strong positive.

Does anyone have any advice on Doctors in the NYC area ( I live about 60 miles

north in westchester county) ?

What would you advise me in terms of trying to limit joint destruction ?

Should get a sample of Synovial fluid too determine strain of Bacteria ? Should

I consider Antibiotic Therapy ?

Thank You for taking the time to listen. I wish you the best !

rheumatic new test

OK I googled anti CCP.

According to my lab test paper anything > 60 is a strong positive mine was

>250 yikes

I would loved to have had this test done when my RF was 0 keep reading

folks

Answer:

What is anti-CCP?

Anti-CCP, which stands for anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, is a

new and exciting blood test to help doctors confirm a diagnosis of

rheumatoid arthritis <http://arthritis.about.com/od/rheumatoidarthritis/> .

.. Guide

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To Rheumatoid Arthritis

When is it appropriate to have this test? Does anti-CCP determine if a

patient has rheumatoid arthritis?

Anti-CCP is a very useful test to order during the diagnostic

<http://arthritis.about.com/od/radiagnosis/> evaluation of a person who may

have rheumatoid arthritis. If present in such a patient at a moderate to

high level, it not only confirms the diagnosis but also may indicate that

the patient is at increased risk for damage to the joints. (Low levels of

this antibody are less significant.) In the past, doctors relied on another

antibody, the rheumatoid

<http://arthritis.about.com/od/radiagnosis/a/rheumfactor.htm> factor (RF)

to help confirm a diagnosis.

.. What is <http://arthritis.about.com/od/radiagnosis/a/rheumfactor.htm>

Rheumatoid Factor?

What does anti-CCP indicate?

While the rheumatoid factor is more common in rheumatoid arthritis patients,

many patients with a positive test do not have rheumatoid arthritis.

Furthermore, the presence of the rheumatoid factor has less prognostic

significance than the CCP. Of interest is that if your rheumatoid factor is

negative, you are less likely to have a positive CCP. Both blood tests are

recommended in the initial evaluation of a patient with suspected rheumatoid

arthritis.