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littlespringshowers said on 18 October 2011

Hi mymolly, I have just been diagnosed with RA aged 40. It does sound like that is what you have and like you my blood tests were ok apart from slightly raised ESR which shows some inflammation BUT you can have Sero-Negative RA which is when your bloods showed clear for the Rheumatoid factor but other tests showed symptoms of the condition. Apparently, this type of RA is less serious and less progressive. I advise you to keep on with the doctor and get a referral to a Rheumatologist and ask for ultrasound scans, xrays or bone scans or like me all 3. Good luck!

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