I went to a walkin clinic last week because I have backpain and I've had it for years. They did an ANA bloodtest and it came back abnormal. When I called them to find out where to go from there, she said that it was positive, but my RF factor was negative. I've ben trying to read up on this, but I don't really understand it. i go to the doctor in the morning, but I want a sort of heads up as to what I might hear. Rheumatoid arthritis has been present in every female in every generation on my maternal side.
2007-11-05 15:33:46 · 1 answers · asked by Andrea 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
With a negative RF you are unlikely to have Rheumatoid Arthritis, however there are "seronegative" forms of Rheumatoid Arthritis ... similar to RA but with a negative RF test.
The positive ANA (anti nuclear antibody) means that you have SOME form of auto-immune disease. It might take a bit of detective work to track down what it actually is.
2007-11-05 15:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋