... and ankles and elbows and just about everywhere but all I ever had was my sed rate in the high 20's...for years....like 25 years. My doc was steadfast that I didn't have RA....yet. I thought I did. ... (3 replies)
... negative, that doesn't mean no positive blood work. Most with RA have a high sed rate and CRP. You may have a high or low white blood cell count. Platelets go up too from RA. And you generally become anemic...an anemia that doesn't respond to iron. ... (2 replies)
... Fibromyalgia does not cause a high sed. rate so you have something inflammatory going on. An increased sed rate does not tell you what kind of inflammation just that there is inflammation. that's why you need the other tests. ... (2 replies)
... law had hyperparathyroid and I don't remember him having all these joint pains. But since you had a high sed rate and CRP despite short term treatment with Pred, I'd suspect some kind of inflammatory arthritis. Your calcium is slightly and a low RA Factor is no big deal. ... (1 replies)
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... What does everyone think?
This is where I'm at. I went to an orthopedic who said based on x ray it is not OA, and now is thinking it's rheumatic. However, he ran the following:
CBC = normal
RF = normal
ANA = normal
Sed Rate = normal
CRP = high normal at 8.2, but I've had 9.4 one year ago and my endo didn't think it was anything, and said he suspected it would come... (6 replies)
... I believe that is why my sed rate and crp has always been high normal. There was a time though about five years ago my sed rate was elevated to like 30 but no other test was abnormal so they watched it. Eventually it climbed down. They related it to IgA Def. ... (3 replies)
... of those with Ra don't have a positive Rf...including me. But I do have a high sed rate, CRP and white blood cell count and chronic anemia which those without a positive Rf have instead. ... (10 replies)
... and the sed rate only tells of inflammation somewhere but gives no ideas of where or what. But a 64 means something is definitely going on... ... (2 replies)
... thank you jenny thank you so much
i was kinda thinking the same thing
probably something thats causing the rash around my genitals
and abdominal pain is causing me to have joint pain also
quick question if i cant figure out whats wrong with me in time can
it lead to drastic diseases / disorders
im am now looking into
fibromyalga
do you think it was still when i was... (26 replies)
... n without having any damage being done and that is a pain syndrome brought by something else. An example of this is if someone has kidney failure, they often get high levels of uric acid and get pain in the joints just like someone with gout but the it doesn't damage the joints like gout does. ... (26 replies)
... t all. I guess that's how so many ends up in the Fibro pool. It really is a dumping ground for doctors who don't want to follow through. If it weren't for the SED rate and CRP being so very high...I guess I would be lost in space. ... (14 replies)
... inally getting closer to a real diagnosis after all these years. I have no doubts about Fibro but I also know there's something more than that going on with the high SED rate and CRP. My new Rheumy is in Philadelphia at Jefferson Hosp. and he's very thorough. ... (14 replies)
... me for a while and then doing an MRI on my wrist which showed degeneration similar to RA. And I have it quite severely and yet no positive blood work except that high sed rate and barely up CRP. ... (14 replies)
... About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Fibro but I have a very high SED rate of 74 and my CRP is over 15 and since Fibro doesn't come with inflammation there have to be other factors at play. ... (14 replies)
... Then the podiatrist sent me for labs. My RF result was normal, but my sed rate was a bit high, and he said my CRP is through the roof. ... (2 replies)
... Yes, I have juvenile arthritis and had those symptoms. I also had rash and eye inflammation called uveitis. All those tests are clues, each one adding up + patient's physical exam + carefully taken medical history = diagnosis. No one test proves or disproves any individual disease.
At her age she might be diagnosed with Still's Disease, a (possible) variant of juvenile... (8 replies)
... Reactive Protein test is a better test and more specific I think for certain issues. I really don't know much more about it. In my case my doctor said that my sed rate was 47 because I have Hashi's an AI thyroid disease. I then had the CRP test and it came out within normal range. Good luck to you. ... (4 replies)
... yrs and have never had a positive RA just elevated CRP and high sed rate. Your symptoms sound like RA, the stiffness on standing is called the gelling effect and morning stiffness is also common. ... (2 replies)
... They were high, with the exception of the Sed rate, which was just a little elevated. So with that, I was referred to a rheumatologist. ... (6 replies)
