My labs showed extremely high inflammation, but not the RA factor. I was diagnosed based on that, medication effectiveness, pain level, and pain type and location.

I wonder if my doc will order an mri of my whole body.. Because all my joints are involved..

It took an extreme amount of labs and ones that not everyone gets to me to be diagnosed. But my RA doctor knew just by looking that I had it,but it took me years to find him! So keep trying if you know for sure you have it.

I have sero-negative negative RA, and it was several hereafter my symptoms began before my inflammatory markers (SED rate and CRP) increased.

Mine too - and invariably when its clinic day I am fit as a fiddle, snuff to make you ill, cos you can walk out of there 4 hours later to find when you get out the car your knee is having a flare up