Blood test to DL and PMRpro

[Aqua47]

ESR 26.00- range 0.00-30.00

C-reactive protein 0.70- range 0.00-0.99

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

That makes more sense.... so yes within normal parameters.

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[PMRpro Ambassador]

They're fine then.

[Aqua47 in reply to PMRpro]

Ok thanks. The rheumatologist said in his 30 years of experience he had seen only a few cases where the blood work was normal, and the patient had PMR. But, he still told me to continue taking Pred, and gave me pages of information on PMR. I don’t know what he thinks I have. I’ll check on some of my past blood work, but I’m doubtful that I was checked for the markers of PMR, except the test this past January. I was already on Pred then.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Aqua47]

I fear he is wrong or possibly blinkered. There aren't that many but there are some and some have raised markers FOR THEM but they aren't out of normal range. My rheumy here is a world authority on PMR and he is confident enough I have PMR. Some patients just don't raise the acute response and their markers remain lower. And as soon as you are on pred - they shouldn't be raised anyway.