RE: Regarding Normal Blood Test

[Guest guest]

There are different blood tests to show that you have RA other than the RA

factor test. I forget the name, but it checks for a different blood protein

that RA makes. If the sed rate or the RA factor test comes back with a

negative, ask your doctor about the newer blood tests.

I don't have the RA factor and that is why I went untreated for 12 years. They

pulled out some fluid from my knees and did the diagnois from that. (The fluid

was total cloudy and dark - not amber and clear. The doctor could tell from

looking at it - the level was almost 900 instead of 15.)

Hang in there, they learn more about this damned disease every day,

Lynette

> >

> > >

> > > Hi ...

> > >

> > > I know some people with r/a have normal blood

> > tests. I've talked

> > to quite a

> > > few and it's so hard to get anyone to take them

> > seriously if the

> > blood work

> > > shows everything is fine.

> > >

> > > I am glad that you're going to a second

> > rheumatologist. It's good

> > because

> > > he may know or see something the first hasn't.

> > Have they done

> > rheumatoid

> > > factor? if so, that probably shows normal also.

> > AUGH!! It's

> > maddening.

> > >

[Guest guest]

The newer test is CCP. God bless.

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ccp/test.html

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of lmthib@...

Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:03

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: Re:

Regarding Normal Blood

Test

There are different blood tests to show that you have RA other than the

RA factor test. I forget the name, but it checks for a different blood

protein that RA makes. If the sed rate or the RA factor test comes back

with a negative, ask your doctor about the newer blood tests.

I don't have the RA factor and that is why I went

untreated for 12 years. They pulled out some fluid from my knees and did

the diagnois from that. (The fluid was total cloudy and dark - not amber

and clear. The doctor could tell from looking at it - the level was

almost 900 instead of 15.)

Hang in there, they learn more about this damned

disease every day,

Lynette