CRP or PV, at what point/result do you know if you are flaring?

I realise it will be different for everyone but your individual feelings would be great

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Anything over a PV of 1.72 indicates inflammation, according to my ra dept. and anything over a CRP reading of 8. I am not sure whether this is a different scale in other areas. i know when I was on 15mg of Mtx My pv went over the top and since then has settled back down at 1.61 Even though I had "puffy" knuckles and toes not long ago, the bloods only went up to 1.64, but I suppose it wasn't really a full blow flare. I am not much of an indication really because it is clear that I do not have aggressive RA - but it still hurts!

My hands and feet tend to "puff" up and go red when I overdo things.... I still think the anatomy of a flare,of which there is a link on one of LynW's blog is an indicator of what is happening

Julie xx

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If I go above 1.7 pv I flare

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My CRP is usually <5 and ESR hovers around 20/21. I know if I am in a flare because of the pain and discomfort in the joints. In the middle of a flare at present and booked in for a steroid injection tomorrow and yet according to the GP nothing untoward in my bloods from last week! Yet I have been in such pain, have not been able to put my foot to the ground - it is swollen, red and inflamed and exactly the same symptoms in my right hand! Now is that strange or not? LavendarLady

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Thanks for that, would anyone one know then, as my CRP came down to 5 last week and I was due to start my TNF shortly, would that mean I won't get it?

Not sure how I feel about that!

And...... sorry, my hands are still very swollen and stiff and only this last week or so have my feet started to get bad so I don't get why the infammation marker is down, it's a strange disease! all other joints that have been bad are not so swollen but pain is still there, is that just how it is when controlled?

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I think these blood readings can be totaly personal as I know I've had esr of 290 however when not flaring mine hovers around eighty and my crp as been 90 but when not flaring seems to hover between 25 - 30 ish.

This is my reason for thinking its a personal thing and not that I'm worse off if you know what I mean.

I know with how I feel what my bloods will be.