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misty
#1 Posted : Saturday, September 17, 2011 7:04:40 AM Quote
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Hi, I wondered if anyone could help define the diagnosis seen on my Dr's notes yesterday. The diagnosis was Sero negative inflammatory polyarthritis.
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sheila_G
#2 Posted : Saturday, September 17, 2011 8:01:24 AM Quote
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Hi

I am sure Lyn will help you on this one. Good luck.

Sheila x
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helixhelix
#3 Posted : Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:33:30 PM Quote
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If you do a search on the site you'll get previous answers on this, LynnW's ones are always really good. But sero-negative just means that you are testing negative for the rheumatic factor, and lots of us do as it's not reliable an absolute test for having RA. Inflammatory arthritis is just the general name for a bunch of auto-immune diseases of which RA is the most common (others are things like juvenile arthritis etc).
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Naomi1
#4 Posted : Thursday, September 22, 2011 4:19:06 PM Quote
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I think the 'poly' prefix to arthritis means you have multiple joints affected rather than just one or two.
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Rose-B
#5 Posted : Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:07:42 PM Quote
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Hello there,

Poly is a greek word for many - So lot of arthritis.

I am sero negative as well it means my bloods do not show that I have positive R Factor, I beleive.


Rose
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misty
#6 Posted : Saturday, September 24, 2011 11:21:06 AM Quote
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Hi, Shiela, Rose, Naomi, Helix,
Many thanks for your replies, and will look for Lynn's information on this. For some reason, it seemed worse seeing this written down. For most of the time I have fooled myself by thinking it will all be over soon, and off the medication and back to how I was. Well things have improved massively, but no reduction in medication after 3 years and still know when I've done too much, which wouldn't have been too much before!! Well you will all know what I mean. But many thanks again, off to look for Lynn's information now.
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