Penny: high c-reactive protein

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Penny

If you check out message # 4055 you can read a study on c-reactive

protein (+ mmp9) and vitamin D. Since your vit D levels are low, this

might be relevant.

Cheers, Tansy

> Speaking of defeciencies and tests, Tony, I got my SpectraCell and

> Igenex test results today. The Igenex testing for lyme IgM and IgG

> were both " indeterminate " . I have no idea how to read the results

so

> that's all I know.

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> What was really interesting to me was that my SpectraCell tests

> showed me defecient in vitamin D, B2, B12 and Pantothenic Acid as

> well as Zinc and Asparagine. Everything else was good, including

> glutathione, at least as far as this test goes. It's odd because

> I've been supplementing with Bs so I guess I'm going to increase

the

> 3 that I need, over and above what I'm already doing.

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> Conversely, my aldesterone was totally fine. My platelets were

good.

> Everything was good, although neutrophils, white blood cells, etc

> were on low side and my TSH was very high for me.

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> But the most disturbing thing was my C reactive protein, a cardiac

> inflammation marker, was extremely high, putting me at " high risk "

> for a cardiac event. Pretty strange that I've got that much

> inflammation while I'm on a major anti-inflammation protocol. :-(

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> I've been thinking something's wrong with my heart ever since the

> minocycline fiasco, and now with the recent discovery that fixing

> the hole between the chambers cures 80% of migraines sufferers, AND

> the fact that Cheney had a heart transplant has had me thinking. My

> bp was 85 or 53 today too, unusual for the doc's office to be that

> low. It's time to see a cardiologist.

>

> Anyway, all this, and I'm actually feeling better than I have in a

> long time.

>

> Gotta run, so perhaps there's more I've forgotten.

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> penny

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