ESR results 44 (inflammation markers)

[Reembow]

hello everyone

I wasn’t feeling well this week and I went and had some lab work done. Turns out my ESR results are 44 when they should be under 30 and my BASO is 2

Does anyone understand these inflammation markers ?

[Nackapan]

I had a high ESR .It's for the doctors to work out where the In flamation is in your body and to lok at the blood results as a whole.

I don't know what BASO is.?

My ESR dropped as o started to heal from b12 def.

My brain affected I imagine as went along side awful migraines.

Also raised if you've an Infection or flare up of any autoimmune conditions

So alot of reasons.

[Narwhal10]

Hi Reembow,

Like Nackapan said it is about working with your doctor. You say you were not feeling well. I am sorry to read that. In order for diagnosis you need to be specific, saying things like :-

Headaches.

Flu like symptoms so muscle aches, lethargy, a temperature.

Joint pain.

It is the symptoms that give Clinicians indications of what tests to order and then with both blood results, further investigations and even referrals to Specialists they can find out what is going on. Blood tests alone give very few answers and are not taken in isolation. Doctors build a Clinical Picture.

When a person can give a Family History and their Medical History such as :-

1 year old.

Good diet.

Diagnosed with PA on [time and date] had [number] of loading doses of Hydroxycobalamin/Cyanocobalamin started on [date].

Diagnosed with Iron Deficiency on [time and date].

Chronic inflammation of the duodenum via endoscopy on [time and date by name of doctor]

Ongoing gastrointestinal issues.

H.pylori negative on [time and date].

When you compile all your Health Data - doctors can make quicker decisions, give treatment and diagnoses. Otherwise they are staggering around in the dark. Help them out.

The ESR - stands for Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR Test) and BASO could possibly be Basophils. 🤷‍♀️ But who knows ? If it is Basophils then they are a type of white blood cell that works closely with your immune system to defend your body from allergens, pathogens and parasites.

See there is a massive difference between your post and my reply.

Everybody’s Medical Data is 50 times more important than our credit card or bank account numbers (Chris Bowen, ClearDATA Chief Privacy and Security Officer).

Please look after it by knowing what, when and having things in order.

Hope you feel better soon.

😘

[Mixteca in reply to Narwhal10]

That sounds very much like what clinicians should be doing but that's not my experience with the local surgery. They treat the body as a series of unrelated parts and fail to consider the whole in a holistic fashion.

[Narwhal10 in reply to Mixteca]

I am sorry to read. Of course it is not what happens in Practice especially in the NHS. All I can say for my own Health Care is no comment and I have private Health Care.

Please note that six months after I left working in a particular hospital, I received a phone call from another member of staff asking to cover a shift. I had moved 150 miles away. I think that speaks volumes.

😉

[FlipperTD]

Scientist, not medic.

It's hard to interpret without the full picture.

ESR is useful when seen against time. It reflects the plasma proteins, specifically the ratio of Albumin to Globulins, and when Globulins go up [Immune response] so does the ESR.

Then in convalescence, the ESR gradually comes down again. It's also important to know how the test was done, and what the method was. 'Less than 30'? A normal ESR should be less than 10.

Baso refers to Basophils. One of the granulocyte series [white cells]; the others are Neutrophils and Eosinophils. Without the reference range it's not possible to comment.

Sorry!