Re: Help with a blood test

[Guest guest]

Ginger, I am not sure what that test is. I wanted to post to you tho and

tell you that you are in my thoughts and I hope you feel better

((((((((((((((((((Ginger)))))))))))))))))

Kelley in Colorado

I will see if I can find some thing online about it

-- Help with a blood test

Stillsdisease wrote:

Hi all. I was just wondering if anyone here knew what a Lavender test was!

Hugs; Ginger

Wisdom Keys!

1) Never complain about what you permit.

2) The Problem that infuriates you the most is the problem that God has

assigned you to solve.

...

As for me and my family, we will follow the Lord.

<))><

[Guest guest]

Thank you Kelley, I know I tried. If you do find something let me know how you

went about finding it. My search teaching is nothing. I mean I couldn't even

search anything at all if I wanted to that's how bad it is.

Well thank you anyway Kelley I appriciate the help. I should have asked but

wasn't feeling that good and couldn't even sit in one of the chairs that were in

the blood labs office so I had to stand the whole time until she called me in. I

just wanted to get out of there. I guess we live and learn.

Hugs; Ginger

Kelley Knight wrote:

Ginger, I am not sure what that test is. I wanted to post to you tho and

tell you that you are in my thoughts and I hope you feel better

((((((((((((((((((Ginger)))))))))))))))))

Kelley in Colorado

I will see if I can find some thing online about it

-- Help with a blood test

Stillsdisease wrote:

Hi all. I was just wondering if anyone here knew what a Lavender test was!

Hugs; Ginger

Wisdom Keys!

1) Never complain about what you permit.

2) The Problem that infuriates you the most is the problem that God has

assigned you to solve.

...

As for me and my family, we will follow the Lord.

<))><

[Guest guest]

Ginger,

Near as I can tell (from reading on the web) the " lavender " simply refers to

the color of the stopper in the top of the test tube used to perform certain

tests including Sedimentation Rate (aka Westergren) test which is used to

determine the amount of inflammation in the body and is used as a

non-specific test to determine when there is an infection. The lack of an

infection (blood cultures and urine tests) helped the doctors to identify my

condition as Still's Disease. Different colored stoppers are used to

determine which tests are to be performed. Some of the test tubes contain

anti-coagulants and other preservatives which will preserve the blood in the

proper condition for the test to be performed properly.

Here is the page I used to help determine that..

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:481Rke9aQXoJ:www.doh.state.fl.us/lab/An

alyticalServices/Hematology.htm+EDTA+lavender+test

<http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:481Rke9aQXoJ:www.doh.state.fl.us/lab/A

nalyticalServices/Hematology.htm+EDTA+lavender+test & hl=en & start=1>

& hl=en & start=1

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Darv

_____

From: Stillsdisease [mailto:Stillsdisease ]

On Behalf Of Ginger Sunshine

Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:29 PM

To: Stillsdisease

Subject: Help with a blood test

Stillsdisease wrote:

Hi all. I was just wondering if anyone here knew what a Lavender test was!

Hugs; Ginger

Wisdom Keys!

1) Never complain about what you permit.

2) The Problem that infuriates you the most is the problem that God has

assigned you to solve.

..

As for me and my family, we will follow the Lord.

<))><

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much Darv, and thank you for the web page. I had one once and put

it on my bookmarks and then when I needed it of course it wasn't there. So going

to book mark this one too.

Hugs; Ginger

Darv wrote:

Ginger,

Near as I can tell (from reading on the web) the " lavender " simply refers to

the color of the stopper in the top of the test tube used to perform certain

tests including Sedimentation Rate (aka Westergren) test which is used to

determine the amount of inflammation in the body and is used as a

non-specific test to determine when there is an infection. The lack of an

infection (blood cultures and urine tests) helped the doctors to identify my

condition as Still's Disease. Different colored stoppers are used to

determine which tests are to be performed. Some of the test tubes contain

anti-coagulants and other preservatives which will preserve the blood in the

proper condition for the test to be performed properly.

Here is the page I used to help determine that..

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:481Rke9aQXoJ:www.doh.state.fl.us/lab/An

alyticalServices/Hematology.htm+EDTA+lavender+test

<http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:481Rke9aQXoJ:www.doh.state.fl.us/lab/A

nalyticalServices/Hematology.htm+EDTA+lavender+test & hl=en & start=1>

& hl=en & start=1

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Darv

_____

From: Stillsdisease [mailto:Stillsdisease ]

On Behalf Of Ginger Sunshine

Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:29 PM

To: Stillsdisease

Subject: Help with a blood test

Stillsdisease wrote:

Hi all. I was just wondering if anyone here knew what a Lavender test was!

Hugs; Ginger

Wisdom Keys!

1) Never complain about what you permit.

2) The Problem that infuriates you the most is the problem that God has

assigned you to solve.

..

As for me and my family, we will follow the Lord.

<))><

[Guest guest]

If that is a blood test... It can mean a lavender top test tube which is a

complete blood count.. It includes wbc,rbc, h & h and your other liver function

tests

Danni

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Hey ask all questions... We are here to help. I am a Nurse and I can

tell you that an elevated White blood count can indicate a flair or an

infection. See, The increase in White blood cells is a bodies response to

inflammation

whether it is from an illness or a flair. The Cells help the body " wall off "

those " bad cells " and break them down so that the body can get rid of them.

With this disease and the chronic inflammation factor it's very important to

monitor your temperature and pain level. Also it is very important for you to

follow up with your doctor and from experience I would suggest another blood

test just to make sure it is not a false test level (see, if your blood is

tested after it has set out a while it can actually give you false levels). I

hope that this information helps and please keep me up to date as to how

things are going. I hope you feel better soon

Danni

[Guest guest]

WOW thanks Danni. you all seem to know all about this and it's so nice to have

someone to ask when i forget. hee hee. I got a call yesterday from my onlcology

doctor and i guess that test didn't look good.

does maybe someone here or do you know when the white cell count is up is that a

sign of a flair? I often wonder these things because my last really bad flair

the one that hospitalized me my mom and dad did all the talking as i just was

there with high fevers and didn't know anything. but now i am on my own and wow

so much to learn.

hugs; giner

Blondedolphin172@... wrote:

If that is a blood test... It can mean a lavender top test tube which is a

complete blood count.. It includes wbc,rbc, h & h and your other liver function

tests

Danni

[Guest guest]

Thank you Danni,

I had a blood test the week before this one and it showed that the white cell

count was up and I had no iron he called it folate I think it was may have

spelled i wrong and that doctor wanted me to go for Iron transfusion. while my

arthritis doctor had me take another one this week and also gave me Preds to

take AGAIN, I can say I truly wish something else would help the fevers and the

awful pain then just these pills as they blow me up so much and my face too, I

seem to go into depression more and well just don't like them. And when she

starts them up she starts up with 40 mg a day and doesn't cut back until the

fevers are gone and then I can go down to 20 mg. a day and then she just leaves

me there but I cut my self down slowley because I really don't like them.

She has tried so many meds, that she said didn't help the fever or the pain and

some would help the pain but not the fever only Prednazone helped everything she

said.

I do have another question. My blood pressure was low and it has been for a few

weeks. Is this usually a part of a flair too? I usually have high blood

pressure. It was 90 over 30 this time and the week before it was 100 over 30.

All I know and everyone else here must know this too, but I am so very tired.

Mostly in the mid afternoon I can just go right to bed and sleep that whole day

out but of course can't and don't.

Thank you so much.

Ginger

Blondedolphin172@... wrote:

Hello,

Hey ask all questions... We are here to help. I am a Nurse and I can

tell you that an elevated White blood count can indicate a flair or an

infection. See, The increase in White blood cells is a bodies response to

inflammation

whether it is from an illness or a flair. The Cells help the body " wall off "

those " bad cells " and break them down so that the body can get rid of them.

With this disease and the chronic inflammation factor it's very important to

monitor your temperature and pain level. Also it is very important for you to

follow up with your doctor and from experience I would suggest another blood

test just to make sure it is not a false test level (see, if your blood is

tested after it has set out a while it can actually give you false levels). I

hope that this information helps and please keep me up to date as to how

things are going. I hope you feel better soon

Danni

[Guest guest]

Ginger just wanted to send lots of love and support. Rest as much as you can

and I also used to have to get iron transfusions. It was a good thing as it

helped me get better eventually. It's a long road sometimes but hang in there

with us.

Biggest hugs, Melt

----- Original Message -----

From: Ginger Sunshine

To: Stillsdisease

i wrong and that doctor wanted me to go for Iron transfusion.