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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arthritis can be caused by wear and tear on the joints. That's osteoarthritis, and it would be diagnosed through imaging, like an X-ray or MRI. There is also inflammatory arthritis caused by conditions like Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Lyme disease, gout, etc. There are blood tests that are specific to individual diseases, and then there are blood tests that can pick up general inflammation. Something I didn't know before being diagnosed with a form of autoimmune arthritis is that the blood tests aren't exactly perfect. Sometimes I test positive for RA or Lupus, and other times I don't. I don't know how common that is. It is possible to have both osteoarthritis and a form of inflammatory arthritis, which is why a doctor might do a blood workup for inflammatory arthritis even if you'd already been diagnosed with osteoarthritis.[/quote] Agree. Rheumatoid arthritis is not the only type of inflammatory arthritis, but the test you were given is only for RA. You should have both inflammatory markers, ESR and CRP tested for. Particular types of inflammatory arthritis may affect one marker more than the other and it can vary among individuals. [/quote] We don’t know what blood test(s) the OP had. The post just says “a negative arthritis result.” OP, you should check with your doctor to see what they were testing for. Also, was the test ordered by your primary care doctor or a specialist? If you haven’t already, you could ask for a referral to a rheumatologist, who would be better at differentiating between different causes of (inflammatory) joint pain or, as another poster pointed out, starting a treatment that is likely to work even without a definitive diagnosis. [/quote]
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