regular blood test

[listellor]

i have regular blood test atm currently once every 2 weeks , i know about rhumatiod factor , which but the specialist said ther eare two results we look at disregarding the ones you take for liver and kidney function . any ideas only because i have had a really bad day and i only had the tests on monday but the results are in

[Hidden]

Could be CRP. C-reactive protein is an annular, pentameric protein found in blood plasma, whose circulating concentrations rise in response to inflammation. It is an acute-phase protein of hepatic origin that increases following interleukin-6 secretion by macrophages and T cells. Wikipedia.

If it is high, your RD is flaring, which would explain why you feeling dreadful.

[listellor in reply to Hidden]

thankyou for that . just had another look and yes it is very high or it was on monday when i had the test

[Hidden in reply to listellor]

Would you mind telling me how high it was?

[listellor in reply to Hidden]

well the most recent test shows it at 10 range should be less than 5 and the test before showed 7 but i saw they asked to repeat the test because its marked as abnormal

[Hidden in reply to listellor]

I think my CRP is currently 5 but when first diagnosed, ESR rose to 86. Don't know what it is now.

[helixhelix]

The other basic test is ESR or sedimentation rate. That with the CRP gives the doctors and idea of whether the treatment is doing anything for you.

What you need to keep track of is the trend. So maybe they were above normal on Monday, but was that higher or lower than the last time you were tested? Some people have naturally high or low levels.

[listellor in reply to helixhelix]

i had a look at my tests and i cannot find that one can it be called something else .also when the drugs were effective my count was around 3

[helixhelix in reply to listellor]

Not all places do both, as some doctors are happy just to test CRP as there’s only a small difference between them.

But really don’t worry. A CRP of 10 is barely above normal. You could be very sensitive to inflammatory changes, so this is making you feel awful. However, it’s not a dangerous level. I think when I was first diagnosed mine was 140.

[listellor in reply to helixhelix]

now i think back when i was first diagnosed mine was about the same as yours . but if it has stabilised while im i still struggling