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Brenda

posted 11/19/2009, comments (2)

Does anyone know what Plaquenil will do to lab tests for ESR, CRP, and CCP IGG?

I had all sorts of joint pain and my Rheumatoid Factor was high. My doctor prescribed Plaquenil, which I took for four months prior to seeing a rheumatologist. The rheumatologist had me tested for ESR, CRP, and CCP IGG, which were all negative. I had also taken a weeks worth of corticosteroid 20 days... Read more Chevron

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Rodney

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posted 10/04/2009, comments (9)

Hello fromanother RA sufferer.

Is this the place to post a quick note about myself? I have been recently diagnosed with RA by my GP but am scheduled to see a rheumatologist for further testing next month which is the earliest I can get an appointment. I have many questions about RA. so have been doing a lot of reading on the illness. I'm sure every individual has different... Read more Chevron

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Lisa Emrich

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posted 10/01/2009, comments (15)

Can I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus?

Is there an association between rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)? Can someone have both diseases or must he or she be diagnosed with only one? What are the challenges in addressing these questions and more? From a recent article published in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, the average RA patient... Read more Chevron

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Kelly Young

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posted 08/27/2009, comments (7)

Can Blood Tests Measure Rheumatoid Arthritis?

I did over 20 hours of research to write this article. I hope you will tell others about it if you like it. It is also on my blog Rheumatiod Arthritis Warrior. I feel like it's the most important thing I've ever written on RA. Substantial numbers of RA'ers have "normal" test results In my last post, I posed the question: IsThere a Blood... Read more Chevron

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Barb

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posted 08/19/2009, comments (3)

not yet diagnosed, but worried

I have not been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis yet, but I am worried that I might have it. I have a lot of the symptoms, and I've got a sister who has scleroderma, so autoimmune disease is not exactly foreign to my family! I'm 35 years old and my hands have been aching terribly for a couple of months now. My feet have also... Read more Chevron

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