i have been diagnosed with rhematoid authritis but ws tld somthing causing it is that true

 There are reliable tests to diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis. Unfortunately there are types of arthritis which don't lend themselves to testing. Psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory arthritis are two of these non-testable types. Also, you can have sero-neg RA and thus show up negative in a test for rheumatoid arthritis.

You may wish to ask to be tested for the genetic marker HLA-B27. If positive, it lets the MD know that it is highly probable you have a type of arthritis.

Most people with RA,  RA serum neg., inflammatory arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and connective tissue disorders are treated with the same types of medication and have the same types of major symptoms with some variation.

Common to the arthritic diseases, is the need to contend with pain, inflammation, and your own bodies rouge cells attacking your healthy tissue.

   Today we have the "biologics" (medications) which for some, slow the unpleasant effects of arthritis down and help halt the symptoms. In that we are all individuals, they work from a small to a demonstrable amount.

So perhaps you can ask your MD which arthritis you have, what tests s/he will use,

and how s/he will go about managing the results of the testing.

It is generally believed today that to hit arthritis hard and fast is the best way to halt

the potential damage these diseases can create.

Roberoo MPH

It is always better to be proactive rather then reactive with your health.

 I thought I might add that to date we haven't seen the little beastie that causes RA, or other types of arthritis. If you find you are HLA-B27 positive, the probability that you have one of the arithritides is greatly enhanced. As I have had RA, and PhA (psoriatic) arthritis for 22 years and try to keep up with the research, to date we have

not found the agent that causes RA. It is interesting that many people will recall a "trigger event" prior to experiencing symptoms.  RA people will be in an accident where they were injured and experienced a lot of stress then 3-6 mo. later,

they will start feeling the symptoms of an Arthritis. So, in many cases, what we see is a patient who will experience a serious traumatic event in their lives, and then in a few months they will exhibit arthritis.

  If it is a germ like agent that causes RA, it will have been around for millions of years, and mimics normal and healthy cells, such that our killer B cells do not recognize it as an enemy.

I have yet to find a person who found an "allergy" that caused RA. If it were an allergy we could isolate it rather quickly as our allergy diagnostics are rather good. It is a mysterious disease and perhaps stem cell research will help recover lost tissue until we find what causes it. If your MD tells you, you have an arthritis, then you should be talking about management with something more than pain meds. Ask about fast and aggressive action to kick it into remission.

Good Luck !  I wish you well.

Roberoo  MPH