: (Re: Rogena, IgM)

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: I asked DH and of course he never thought to ask! (Men.)

I am going to call the doc today and have them send a copy of the

lab results to us so we can see for ourselves what he is dealing

with. I will post back when I have more information for you.

On another note, I saw Letha's post indicating that elevated IgM

levels in and of themselves are not always serious. She is right

that when your body is fighting infections the IgM levels SHOULD be

eleveated. However, if you are not ill and the IgM is high that is

cause for further observation. In that patient, it is important to

retest the IgM levels when they are in the middle of an acute

infection to see what the body's response is.

The problem with someone who has elevated levels of IgM when they

are " healthy " is that they can experience fatigue and other health

related issues because their body is " fighting " against something

that is not there. IgM levels really should only be high during

acute infection. Elevated levels of IgM in an otherwise healthy-

appearing individual can also indicate that there is a masked

infection or health problem in the body. I encourage you to seek

further evaluation.

-Rogena (Mom to 4 boys, including Cole -Partial IgA Def, GERD,

possible Celiac)

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> Rogena, may I ask how out of range your dh IgM was?

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> Dh and I had an immune workup shortly after was found to

also be

> PID and my IgM was high. I cant remember the numbers now, will

have to

> look through my paperwork to find, but I know they were way out of

> range. I was told similiar to your dh, that it could have been due

to

> an infection brewing, however I was not sick at the time.

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> Fingers crossed your household- and s!- remains free of the

strep

> and scarlet fever!

>

> Bright wishes,

> m mum to and , both with pids

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