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Jan,
I finally went to the rheumatologist, thinking that because I had been told the tests were negative in the past that I would be diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I had insisted to my pcp that I needed to go to the rheumatologist and my pcp finally agreed but said that all the tests would come back negative, and after they did to come back and see him and we would look at options regarding psych drugs as it was all in my head and probably depression. GRRRRRRR.....
In any event, you can imagine my surprise when the rheumatologist told me I have RA. I couldn't believe it, and furthermore, he said that all my bloodwork in the past had been positive. I told him that I had always been told it was negative, and he said that probably that was because my sed rate and c-reactive protein levels had always come back normal. Apparently my RA levels were so low that by themselves they didn't mean much, but with the inflammation levels being up a little bit, that cinched it. Guess I won't be needing that psych eval after all....
I would encourage you to see a rheumatologist, just make sure you take copies of all your bloodwork to them so they can do comparisons.
You know, being an MT, just how falliable (sp) doctors can be. You know your body better than anyone. If you believe something is wrong, do not stop until you have the answers you need.
Good luck.
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RA - HappyCat
