Baffled after negative arthritis blood test!

[vickylou2004]

Hi all.

I had a blood test last week for rhumatoid arthritis which has come back negative.

Been suffering with sore stiff joints from neck down to feet, with upper back, neck, shoulders and arm being the worst. It's worse when I get up in the morning (eases after about 1-2 hours) and also after anything physical. Also all my joints have are constantly clicking and I suffer from Raynards.

Has anyone else been in this situation? Does it always show in the blood?

Any comments would be appreciated.

Hi wonkeylegs.

I'm going to take my course of anti-inflamatories and see what happens. If I don't get further problems then it must've been a virus. I think that they are helping slightly.

Thanks for the comment.

Thanks shitmagnet. I will definately bear this in mind. I'm going to see how I am after finishing the course.