Re: Can anyone explain my blood tests to me? aRe they high

[Guest guest]

I am NOT a doctor, but having a slightly elevated RF does NOT mean

that you have RA. Several of your other tests are normal (SED rate,

CRP) and they probably wouldn't be if you had RA. Obviously, if your

doctor says that you have RA, listen to him and not me -- but in the

meantime, don't panic.

--- In , Katina Osborne <nursingohio@y...>

wrote:

>

> I wake up every morning feeling achy and stiff all

> over, especially my hands and knees. When I sit on

> the floor to change my daughters diaper or get on the

> floor to play with her, I can't hardly get up, my

> knees become real stiff in just a short period of time

> and it hurts to get up. My doctor said that my hands

> look a little like rheumatoid hands so he ran blood

> work and took lower back xrays and shoulder xrays (due

> to bursitits in right shoulder and clicking sounds in

> my shoulder.) I went shopping the other day and within

> an hour my back hurt so bad I had to bend over a cart

> to try to get relief, I ended up having to come home.

> I'm 29 years old and I don't feel this is normal. I

> went to the hospital to get a copy of my lab reusluts,

> I don't go back to the doctor until tomorrow to find

> out the results but I'm curious.

> I will type the test then results then expected range

>

> Rheumatoid FAc. QNT. 16 IU/ml expected less than 15

> In comments it reads This result is flagged ABNORMAL

> HIGH

> HLA B27 Negative A (what does A mean) Negative

> Westergren Sed Rate 8 mm/hr expected 0-20

> CPK results 64 U/L expected 24-170

> Uric Acid 3.6 mg/dl expected 2.6-8.0

> C-Reactive Protein 0.50 mg/l exptected less than

> 10.0

> Aldolase 4.6 U/L expected less than 7.4

> Anti-Nuclear Aby 0.7 Negative expected less than

> 1.0

> Does any of these results show I have rheumatoid?

> What does the Rheumatoid blood test mean? The

> doctors nurse called me on Tuesday and left a message

> for me to call her when I got the message. I didn't

> get it until after the office was closed and they

> weren't open yesterday so I'm calling today. I'm just

> curious. I have started Naproxen 600 mg the week of

> Thanksgiving. I will say I'm not hurting as much as I

> was before I started the meds. Still have pain but

> has gotten a little better. Thanks for your help.

> What ever you can answer.

> Katina

>

>

>

>

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> http://mail.

>

[Guest guest]

There are many sites with blood test result

interpretation. and/or a are more equipped

to help in that dept. I'm sorry that you are going

through all of this. Bless your heart! I can relate

about going to the store issue. When or if my doc

asks if I get exercise, I always look at him and ask

if he has been to Wal-Mart lately? I'm not knowcking

Wal-mart but does it have to be that big and why oh

why do you always end up having to walk back and forth

across the store? I have finally got to where I ride

the scooters provided! They are fabulous and help a

lot if I can even sit that long!!!! I just have to

learn how to manuvere the darn things and thank God

for the horn!!! I'm a hell cat on wheels! Whoo-hoo!

You are young and so many of us are, there is no age

dicrimination with these types of things, I guess? I

imagine that you may have got your results explained

to you by now, at least I hope that you have! Please

let us know! Take care! Kim

--- Katina Osborne <nursingohio@...> wrote:

> I wake up every morning feeling achy and stiff all

> over, especially my hands and knees. When I sit on

> the floor to change my daughters diaper or get on

> the

> floor to play with her, I can't hardly get up, my

> knees become real stiff in just a short period of

> time

> and it hurts to get up. My doctor said that my

> hands

> look a little like rheumatoid hands so he ran blood

> work and took lower back xrays and shoulder xrays

> (due

> to bursitits in right shoulder and clicking sounds

> in

> my shoulder.) I went shopping the other day and

> within

> an hour my back hurt so bad I had to bend over a

> cart

> to try to get relief, I ended up having to come

> home.

> I'm 29 years old and I don't feel this is normal. I

> went to the hospital to get a copy of my lab

> reusluts,

> I don't go back to the doctor until tomorrow to find

> out the results but I'm curious.

> I will type the test then results then expected

> range

>

> Rheumatoid FAc. QNT. 16 IU/ml expected less than 15

> In comments it reads This result is flagged

> ABNORMAL

> HIGH

> HLA B27 Negative A (what does A mean) Negative

> Westergren Sed Rate 8 mm/hr expected 0-20

> CPK results 64 U/L expected 24-170

> Uric Acid 3.6 mg/dl expected 2.6-8.0

> C-Reactive Protein 0.50 mg/l exptected less than

> 10.0

> Aldolase 4.6 U/L expected less than 7.4

> Anti-Nuclear Aby 0.7 Negative expected less than

> 1.0

> Does any of these results show I have rheumatoid?

> What does the Rheumatoid blood test mean? The

> doctors nurse called me on Tuesday and left a

> message

> for me to call her when I got the message. I didn't

> get it until after the office was closed and they

> weren't open yesterday so I'm calling today. I'm

> just

> curious. I have started Naproxen 600 mg the week of

> Thanksgiving. I will say I'm not hurting as much as

> I

> was before I started the meds. Still have pain but

> has gotten a little better. Thanks for your help.

> What ever you can answer.

> Katina

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________

> - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005

> http://mail.

>

>

>

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