Is an Alkaline Phosphate level of 71 (UK) good?

[Gioielli5]

Is an Alkaline Phosphate level of 71 (UK) good? Was put on steroids to deal with newly diagnosed PMR and they fell by 20 units in 2 weeks!

[butterflyEi]

Hi Gioielli5

The reference range from a Laboratory test print out taken for me a couple of years ago is between 30 and 130 so it looks like 71 is towards the lower end of the range.

Sorry to read that you are diagnosed with PMR if you are seeing a doctor soon perhaps they could explain.

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to butterflyEi]

Like you said, it's important to always look at the 'normal' range from the laboratory that each person uses. They can be a bit different.

[Gioielli5 in reply to butterflyEi]

Thank you. Hope you are well. PMR extremely painful but steroid treatment is wonderful! Very small number if woman over 50 in the UK would suffer with both. I calculated it as about 1 in 2 million!

[butterflyEi in reply to Gioielli5]

WOW, I know it's usually nice to be unique but in this case maybe not so😁I am doing OK thank you. Best wishes

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to butterflyEi]

I'm not familiar with PMR.... what is that?

[Gioielli5 in reply to DonnaBoll]

Polymyalgia Rheumatica- agonising pain in shoulders, upper arms and upper legs. Now on steroids and pain relief is incredible.

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Gioielli5]

I am so sorry to hear you have to deal with this too but glad that you found something that helps the pain. I assume this is an auto immune disease too?

[Gioielli5 in reply to DonnaBoll]

Yep! Still the steroids have stopped the pain from the PMR, the arthritis in my hands and pain in my liver side. So at the moment I’m feeling great. Lol x

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Gioielli5]

The liver pain' can affect so many.. although when we read that the liver can't feel any pain, there is a 'capsule' around the liver that does, indeed, have many nerve endings. This is what causes us to have that upper right sided pain. Heat can often help as well. So glad you are feeling better.

[DonnaBoll Administrator]

That's reason for celebration for sure!!! 😊 Healthcare professionals may measure ALP levels in international units per liter (IU/l). The reference range for normal levels of ALP can vary from laboratory to laboratory. The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) lists the reference range for adults aged 18 years and older as 30–130 IU/l