Inflammation markers in blood

I won't write my whole saga, just to say my GP is thinking I have fibro and CFS, after first him and a specialist suggesting it was psychological of course!

Possibly I do have fibro and CFS, but I feel everything is more indicative of RA. Except for inflammation markers in my blood work.

On the day of my most recent lot of bloods, my nurse (Dr was away which is good because I am NOT a fan), felt and noted obvious joint swelling, stiffness and restriction in my hands, yet the CRP blood work still came back with no indication of inflammation! They didn't recall for ESR this time so CRP is all I have to go on. But of course this rules out Rheumatoid arthritis. My questions are, those of you who are diagnosed with Fibro, what do your inflammation markers look like? Positive, normal, negative? And have you any sign of positive RhF in your bloodwork?

What are your Ferritin levels like?

Have you had all the key body points of pain examined?

I am just sick of flare ups debilitating me, sick of being treated like I know nothing and am crazy, that my bloods are false positives and not being examined as I'm under the impression I should be in order to make a definitive diagnosis.

Any thoughts or info would be much appreciated 🙏💚

[WrestlingMama87]

Hi there,

My ESR & CRP levels were both raised, RA Factor was normal, lupus blood tests were also normal. My ferritin and vitamin D levels were all low. Eventually I saw a specialist to ruled out any other illnesses and that left fibromyalgia. Hope that helps. It's different for everyone so take your time and don't worry if you're stuff doesn't sound the same as others x

[VeganLove]

My CRP was high before my diagnosis, and subsequent CRP are all normal although I have more pain now than before! When it WAS high, I was under a lot of stress. All my bloodwork is normal (which is great, but typical of fibro - everything looks good on paper!) My vitamin D was low in the past, so have been taking this for years. Iron is normal too. Fibro is frustrating in that bloodwork can be normal, MRIs and X-rays can be normal (or mild osteoarthritis in my case), but the pain you are feeling is real.