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Hi Anon- I'm having a very similar experience - RA symptoms for about a year (swelling and nodes on fingers of both hands, extreme fatigue) and have a mother with RA, only I'm 43 and am experiencing this about 20 years younger than she had. My rheumatologist (whom I received the referral to only after a year of requesting) says that my presentation is atypical, but at my last appt finally conceded that "it might be RA." My mother also had a hard time getting her diagnosis (having an atypical initial presentation identical to mine) and is also negative for Rh factor in her blood tests. I'm only being treated w/ various NAIDs so far, but want to try a more aggressive treatment to prevent joint damage. I see my rheumatologist next week and hope to get that (I also have some overlapping OA, primarily in the knees and back). My only advice is to perservere - it took my mother about 2 yrs to get a correct diagnosis, but she finally did, so I guess that's why I'm still hoping my dr will come around! Good luck, I hope you found another dr and are feeling a bit better.

December 1, 2009 - 11:19am

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