You're doc is right Wendy,a strange beast it is.
Being RF- always makes me think I have something else besides RA. I get lots of lower back pain and hardly any in my little joints anymore. I haven't been tested for HLAB27 but I would like to be tested just in case, but it sounds like those with AS don't really have all the symptoms I do, I'm just rambling.
I had a lyme test done 2 weeks ago, probably a big waste of money. I just felt like my brain isn't working like normal. I find it hard to concentrate. ???? I don't have any tests results just yet, I'm still waiting.
Diet change has improved my RA. I feel best eating raw veggies and some fruits and avoiding grains, sugars, nightshades, beans and dairy. Sed rate dropped from 65 to 19, but it took over a year.
www.fatsickandnearlydead.com excess fat/oils = pain for me
recipes for raw food on Youtube "raw food romance"
and "healing josephine" Josephine is in remission from RA after two years by change diet/exercise