Juvenille Rheumatoid Arthritis?

[Guest guest]

Hi

My name is Ila and all my blood tests come back negative also but they

tell me I have non RH positive RA. My tests come back positive for

arthritis but not for RA. I have the swollen joints and nodules on my

knuckles as well. So yes, it could still be RA I'm sorry to say.

I wish you the best.

Ila in Maine mailto:sewcraftyme@...

" If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. "

Margaret Fuller

[Guest guest]

Yes it can. Blood tests are just part of it...there are other things

that give the dx of JRA. I hope you PCP referred you to a rheummy?

Toni

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> Hi, I'm new and I am 16. Recently, I've been having bad muscle

> weakness and joint pain, so I went to my primary care physician. She

> told me that my joints were inflammed and she could tell that my

hands

> were swollen. They did a lot of tests (ANA, Rheumatoid Factor, Sed

> Rate, ect.), but they all came back negative. Could this still be

JRA?

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> Thanks,

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