Question for a friend that may be heading down the JRA path

April 21, 2010

With her daughter.

A little background, is very stiff in the mornings and it takes her a

good hour plus to relax some, her teachers say she looks like Charlie

Chaplin walking into class some days. She is in Montessori, so she does a

lot of works on the floor. She complains of aches but never any real pain.

Her pediatrician referred them straight to Rheumatology at Cincinnati

Children's. Her initial visit, the doc does not believe that she has JRA

but is very hyper-flexible and that her body has tightened up all around her

joints to protect her. He did do a series of blood work but sed rate seems

to be the only inflammation marker he checked. He thinks it is mechanical

and that lots of PT and shoes inserts is what needs.

Below is the " off " test results and my friend is wondering if anyone has any

idea if they could be related to JRA or something else...many of them are

markers for Leukemia, and that is freaking her out, so she is trying to stay

off the internet.

Thanks, I know you are always a great group to turn to for things.

Joann

Zoe-joints still in remission for almost 2 years after only

naturopathic/homeopathic treatment.

blood values

Joann,

Thanks for you talking me through this!

Here are all the abnormal blood results we got for so far:

ESR (sedrate): 22, high (range=1-10)

SPP(Serum Protein Profiles) and TSH (Thyroid) all within range.

Differential...

Lymphs 29, low (range=38-46)

monocytes: 15, high (range= 0-8)

Lymph Absolute: 1.05, low (range= 1.5-7)

CBC with Differential...

WBC: 3.7, low (range=5-14.5)

MCV level: 72.1, low (range= 77-95)

MCH level: 24.3, low (range= 25-33)

If you find out anything helpful, let me know,

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