Serum C level

[fatborris]

Can anyone tell me what my report means. Serum C reactivate protien level 9mg / L its says abnomal but the doc says its fine. I have been suffering with this terrible burning pain in my back for months....the naproxen does do a great deal....any ideas?

[humanbean]

C Reactive Protein is a blood marker for inflammation. It is non-specific in that having a raised level doesn't tell you where the inflammation is occurring or why.

Even without a reference range I can tell that yours is high. There is no way to tell whether the high value is caused by your back problems or not. A common source of inflammation in thyroid patients is gut problems e.g. caused by a gluten intolerance, an allergy, a reaction to naproxen, ...

labtestsonline.org.uk/under...

Click on each of the 5 blue tabs (At a Glance, Test Sample, The Test etc) for more info.

[fatborris in reply to humanbean]

Thank you for the information. I guess I wanted confirmation that it was high. The doctor doesn't seem bothered. Again....thank you

[Hidden in reply to fatborris]

It's higher than usual range, but not by that much. It can go into the hundreds in acute illness. A reading of 9 is nothing to get too overly worried about but it may be an idea to get it rechecked in a couple of months to check on it.

[fatborris in reply to Hidden]

That's great. Thank you

[Angel_of_the_North]

My private doctor said that anything over 1 is a problem (although many people have higher levels it is not a good thing). If you have an autoimmune disease like hashis you'll score higher generally.

[fatborris in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

Thanks for your reply. I am going to look into it more. Geni