How is Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosed? | Johns Hopkins Rheumatology

So damage can happen quickly in the first two years but I have to wait six months to even get in the rheumatologists office? Awesome. Way to go medical system.

What she didn't emphasize is that the diagnosis is difficult to affirm when you are sero-negative & women are more likely to not be believed & physical symptoms are written off as stress etc, etc. Wish it wasn't true but I witnessed it in my nursing practice & unfortunately personally. And as she & others have pointed out early diagnosis & treatment effects long term outcomes. I would leave the doctor's office in tears because I knew in my core something was wrong. I had many symptoms, joints & otherwise, for years. 5 years ago when my shoulder needed replacement after rapid deterioration a lab test finally converted to sero positive. Bingo, I was taken seriously & all the possible treatments were offered. In retrospect, I would have fought harder to find care instead of going home depressed & thinking they were right..I was crazy. I read the comments. We all seem to have similar experiences living in limbo. Sad.

This video is wonderfully clear and easy to understand! THANK YOU!

I wonder why they say over and over that finding out early helps things from getting worst, when doctors do t take you seriously enough to not even give you a referral!!

Thank you for explaining the details of RA. I wish doctors take a little time to explain some of these testing. I look at the results but I am not a doctor to know all about the lingo. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge. God bless.

You're so helpful. Thank you!

thank you for this, best video ive seen so far

Super Informative.

Thank you for the information❤

Thanks for this

Thank you for explaining seronegative RA! That's what my doc thinks I have, but I didn't quite understand because of my negative bloodwork. My symptoms are pretty much textbook for early RA, and it was confusing to have my bloodwork come back negative (though with an elevated SED rate).

I have RA and fibromyalgia living in pain is very frustrating. I have a new medication, and I hope this one helps me. Thank you so much for the information.

Thanks

I have rheumatoid arthritis, it really sucks. I’m 48 years old and I can’t even move out of bed. I’ve had it since I was five years old. ❣️🙏🏻

I was 21 when I was diagnosed. I went almost a year trying to get a diagnosed. My doctor told me, that my pain was all in my head. It wasn’t until I demanded bloodwork. Then he was like oh your have ra. So need less to say I have a lot of damage done and oh I had all the symptoms

Turn off the music it is hard to hear you speak

Mam pls reply anti cpp neg crp esr negative hlb -27 negative ra factor negative still pain n swelling in joints what is wrong

Not one rheumatologist has ran any of these tests on me two years later I cannot move my hands my fingers are swollen and stiff

My pain is unbelievable.I got autoimmune disease for other conditions but Imy doctor seems skeptic maybe I should go to different doc.

Is granuloma annular ? Part of rheumatoid arthritis?