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Hello everyone.  I am new to this forum and have some questions.  First off I am trying to help my husband with his health issues.  He just recently got a test called RA done.  His came back positive at 23 lowest was 20.  I am completely confused and not so sure what this means.  He is exhausted all the time and does have small rashes that he breaks out in, they actually look like small ringworm spots, but they go away fairly quickly.  He is only 39 and acts like he is 60 due to the fatigue.  Any advice will be so appreciated.  Thanks in advance to any help.< id="gwProxy" ="">< ="jsCall;" id="jsProxy" ="">Sorry to read about your husband.  Hopefully he has a good rheumatologist who will be able to answer his questions - maybe you could go with him to an appointment so you can learn more about his condition.  There is a lot of good info on this forum and reading through past posts should help you gain more information.  If you have specific questions, I'm sure others will offer comments.

 
Fatigue is a part of having RA unfortunately.  When I was diagnosed with RA I had small spots as well.  Once I started my treatment (methotrexate and prednisone) the spots went away and never returned.  I believe it was psorasis.  My RF number was 28 - I really don't understand the RF numbers, some people have said theirs was over 1000.

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