My maternal uncle has ankylosing spondylitis and my paternal grandmother had RA .
My RA factor is 20.6(positive) and my ESR is 19 but my anti ccp ,
crp , ASO , ANA and CBC are all normal . Also HLA-B27 negative
I was sitting in my chair one day and suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my upper back which after 2 days got ok but the pain shifted to my lower back and since then it is there . My low back pain is therefore for about 5 months now despite having muscle relaxants .
Apart from the lower back pain i don't feel any other pain but feel a little stiffness in my fingers and neck but they don't hurt when i press them nor are they swollen . I wanted to know the exact symptoms of RA and do i have it ?? Does RA effect lower back ??
Also i drink a lot of cold drinks so can it increase my RA factor level ??