Does anyone know what is considered a Normal RH Factor? My family doctor told me a 14 was normal and I was at 159. I can't find anything on the internet explaining what the factor range means and I'm not sure I really understand it until I talk the the Rheumy at my first appointment. Anyone?
I was also wondering the same thing. Mine showed up as 243 and I was told normal range is from 0-11. I also did an internet search on this and came up with nothing.
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These manifestations include such things as rhuematoid nodules both internally as well as externally. Being + myself I tend to get nodules in all sorts of places. Mercifully all have been external.
In addition people with a + RF also tend to have a more severe form of RA -- not always but very often that is so.
In reality RF+ or - doesn't really make a lot of difference UNLESS you live in the Europe or NZ, or Aus where access to biologics is conditional on having a + RF. The fact is we have RA and whether we have the antibodies really doesn't matter.
Hope this helps.