Query for RA sufferers

I have had pain and stiffness in my knees, back, neck, hands and elbows for a couple of years. I also have fevers and fatique on a regular basis. I come from a family of people suffering from RA. I saw a rheumatologist who looked at me and said I don't have it.

Should I see another doctor or just take the Advil he prescribed? I have taken Advil, Mobic, and other anti-inflammatories which have not helped.

I should add I work full time and own my own business , I am also a hiker and do yoga. The knees, the latest in my list of pains have significantly curbed my ability to hike.

I agree. Second opinion!

Welcome to the forum! I also agree with a second opinion. How can a doctor just look at you and say you don't have RA? Did you have any lab work done?

I would see another RA. They treat diseases of the autoimmune and it seems to me like, with your family history, they would be the logical place. Good luck (and I, too, am new here - just registered today.) It took LOTS of persistence before I received a diagnosis. Unfortunately, if you don't fit exactly right in to the typical pigeon hole, you may have to be very persistence. My RA doc recently told me I had "always been a difficult case for her" because I don't fit nicely in to the "normal" picture (sigh).

Hello. I would definitely find another RA Specialist!