Re: Digest Number 1439

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Marie,

Sorry you sound so down about all this right now. It's possible that

the Fibro alone is causing you this great pain. Most of us find

sitting for long periods of time painful as well. I think it is

possible to have RA with a negative blood work. I'm not sure though.

Didn't someone mention Sero negative RA? Isn't that what that is? So

ti's possible. I myself have had some confusing blood work. My first

test showed an incredibly high ANA titer, indicating Lupus, and my

blood was speckled, indicating an immune response. My last bloodwork

turned up completely negative. No speckled blood, no high ANA titer,

nothing. My doctor still thinks there is something going on other

than Fibro, and he said that depending upon your health, and

nutrition, and multiple other factors, they can all affect your

bloodwork. Hard to imagine feeling as horrible as I was at that time,

and having nothing show up in the blood though. So who knows. But

he's convinced there's something going on, something of an

inflammatory disease, since he gave me a steroid shot and it helped

immensely. In fact, I was totally pain free for almost 3 days. To my

doctor, this means that it's not Fibro, but some other disease, since

Fibro doesn't have an inflammatory response. I'm not so sure. I've

heard from others that steroids helped their Fibro. I guess the point

of this too long post, is don't give up hope. I know your pain is bad

right now, and maybe it is all from the Fibro, but as you said, maybe

something else will be found, something more treatable. As for

getting pain relief, switch doctors. If your doctor isn't giving you

pain killers now, I doubt he would even if you turned out to have

cancer(which I hope you don't). Just my advice. Take care, and feel

better.