need help please, sick of this

Hi all! not sure really which forum to post to. I have really not been doing too good for about 3 months now. The only thing i have to go on is that my rheumatoid factor is elevated, and only slightly elevated. ANA is negative. I am a 34 yr old caucasian female. Within the past 3 months, i have lost about 15 lbs. My hair is falling out. Sometimes, the skin on the roof of my mouth peels off. I have major fatigue. Never had a rash. Only joint pain is my knee, my right knee. And i get rib cage pain, where it feels like my ribs are achy. I have a hard time getting up from sitting due to my knee. I can't drink alcohol, if i do, i get this weird warm tingly feeling that kind of takes my breath away within a half hour of consuming alcohol. Also, next day, i WILL get major joint pain, but that has been going for quite some time, one time, i had bursitis so bad both hips i couldnt walk down my steps. It went away in 2 days or so. I never get any redness or warmth over the joints, though. So, i just avoid alcohol. Ive had problems for a while but all of a sudden it just got bad within the past 3 months for some reason. My arm muscles just feel week and i am having a hard time going out to do things because i just feel too tired, my stomach is always bothering me, and i always have some stupid pain. But I want to go out and see everyone, i just don't have the energy to though. And that is starting to make me depressed a little bit. I haven't made an appt with rheumatology yet. Also, i did have an EGD a while back and i have duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytosis, negative for celiac and negative H pylori. I am also negative Inflammatory bowel disease. The intraepithelial lymph can be a sign of unknown autoimmune disorder. Does anyone else out there have these problems? Or had these symptoms in the beginning? It is really frustrating and i think my husband is fed up with me because our friends invite us out to do stuff, but i frankly just am not well enough right now to go out. I work fulltime and i have to conserve my energy for work. It sucks living like this.

Do any of them have Lupus?
Your symptoms sound so much like Lupus.
Please see the Rhuemy ASAP. He will run more tests to determine what you have. Since ANA levels change you don't have to have a positive level to have Lupus.

Hi! thanks for the replies! No one in the family has Lupus, though, or RA. I started taking a probiotic this morning cause i read like 70% of your immune system is in your intestines, so i figure, that can't hurt right? I called a couple rheumatologists yesterday but everyone was closed until monday, So monday ill call to get an appt. I think however, that im gonna get there, and it will be a very very very long road to diagnosis, too. I just want an answer so i can do something to get better, cause this sucks. I look normal on the outside, but inside, i am not feeling good at all. So it's hard because i just want to rest and take it easy and since im not visibly sick i don't think people understand that.