RH factor 24.9

I have widespread pain in all my muscles and bones.my hands r stiff and chronic pain my left knee snaps and pain in left ankle, lot of pain in back. Hard to get up and move. Have chronic fatigue  cannot tolerate cold. I don't see any swollen joints. It this some type of RH.  befwm

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Your Rh factor is barely over what is generally considered "normal" (upper range of 20-23, depending on the source), but this doesn't mean you don't have an auto-immune disease present. Many people are what's called "sero-negative" and a good rheumatologist will take this into account and look at the whole picture, not just blood test results.

Here area  couple of links that might help explain things:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-factor/MY00241

http://arthritis.about.com/od/radiagnosis/a/rheumfactor.htm

http://www.arthritistoday.org/treatments/lab-test-guide.php