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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is literally me, but I don’t drink alcohol at all (not OP). Can a rheumatologist really do anything Yes, they can test your blood work and if that’s negative they can look at your joints. Some people have autoimmune arthritis with perfectly normal blood work ( seronegative). It’s still causing damage, just something your primary would likely miss if labs normal. Ask me how I know…. There are medicines to stop damage but early diagnosis is key.[/quote] +1 . I have seronegative RA. Blood work is fine but before I got on meds, the symmetrical joint swelling in my hands and feet was quite obvious and every major joint in my body hurt. Once I got started on meds it improved so much. If you get started on meds early enough and you catch it early enough, the meds can actually reverse damage.[/quote]
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