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Date: 11.10.2012
From: julie

Subject: do i have rhrumatoid arthritis

Hi ... i have had ankle swelling and pain for some time ... docs put it down to a blood clot i had over a year ago .. pain got worse so i asked them to run rf test and it came back as abnormal (30) i have a rheumatoid clinic appointment in a couple of weeks ... my swelling has strangely gone however i still have pain and not only in my ankles now but wrists, back, knees .. it seems everywhere ... however as i have no swelling i am worried they will just discharge me with no investigation ... what happens at your first appointment xx
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Date: 11.10.2012
From: Colin W

Subject: Re: do i have rhrumatoid arthritis

Hi julie

could be several cause as well as RA , you dont allways get RF with RA

one thing with ankles , with RA the swelling tends to go down over night but you can get circulation problems along with RA .
Other thing about RA is it dont effects your back , with youre other joints you expect heat & redness in the joints

hope you get some help soon
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Date: 12.10.2012
From: rhona

Subject: Re: do i have rhrumatoid arthritis

Hi Julie,

As Colin says it could be something else other than r/a.

On my first appointment the rheumatologist asked me lots of questions then checked out all my joints. I also had a high ESR result from the doctor before i went. I also had some xrays taken to check for joint damage. They may also take some blood from you. Make sure you tell them everything that you feel wrong.

Good luck.
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