Re: C Reactive Protein

[Guest guest]

Thanks Serena... All I can do now is wait and pray for the best.

Joan

[Guest guest]

Thanks Serena... All I can do now is wait and pray for the best.

Joan

[Guest guest]

Thanks Serena... All I can do now is wait and pray for the best.

Joan

[Guest guest]

Joan.

I don't know the answers to what your looking

for.. but I wish I did

I'm sorry I'm not able to be any real help

tonight.. but I think you

should call him tomorrow.. and I'm sorry your

going through this.. the

other dr never should have mailed that stuff to

you...

::hugs::

Serena

=====

Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though

for the moment you do not see. Bill W

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Joan.

I don't know the answers to what your looking

for.. but I wish I did

I'm sorry I'm not able to be any real help

tonight.. but I think you

should call him tomorrow.. and I'm sorry your

going through this.. the

other dr never should have mailed that stuff to

you...

::hugs::

Serena

=====

Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though

for the moment you do not see. Bill W

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/04/2001 1:47:56 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

MomFurman@... writes:

> I really don't even know if I need to be

Your right hun..you really don't know if you need to be freaking out...so try

not to get yourself all upset before you need too. If you do that will just

cause a chain reaction. You will have a flare..and then that will take

sometime to get over and then if you don't have this..your gonna look back on

this and say... " golly if I just hasn't got all upset.... "

I know it is easier said than done, but try not to freak out too bad. You

will be in my prayers. Lots of huggzz

Allicia

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/04/2001 1:47:56 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

MomFurman@... writes:

> I really don't even know if I need to be

Your right hun..you really don't know if you need to be freaking out...so try

not to get yourself all upset before you need too. If you do that will just

cause a chain reaction. You will have a flare..and then that will take

sometime to get over and then if you don't have this..your gonna look back on

this and say... " golly if I just hasn't got all upset.... "

I know it is easier said than done, but try not to freak out too bad. You

will be in my prayers. Lots of huggzz

Allicia

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/04/2001 1:47:56 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

MomFurman@... writes:

> I really don't even know if I need to be

Your right hun..you really don't know if you need to be freaking out...so try

not to get yourself all upset before you need too. If you do that will just

cause a chain reaction. You will have a flare..and then that will take

sometime to get over and then if you don't have this..your gonna look back on

this and say... " golly if I just hasn't got all upset.... "

I know it is easier said than done, but try not to freak out too bad. You

will be in my prayers. Lots of huggzz

Allicia

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan,

I'm sorry that the blood test results have upset you so badly :-( Try and

relax and not worry about them as much as you possibly can, especially

since you know what the worry is going to do to you. I found an article

about the C Reactive Protein test - you may have already read it. I just

read through and I thought that it was reassuring rather than alarming, as

it said that a raised level in the test is merely an indication of some

type of inflammation in the body. It also lists the different types of

diseases/scenarios that can cause the abnormal test results, and some of

them are really quite common. The article is located at

http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/common/articles.cfm?Artid=376 & sta

rtpage=1#1

You may have to copy and paste this addy into your web browser since it's

so long, but if you haven't already read it, I think you might find that

it'll help you get some sleep. I'm not saying that the results can't mean

something serious, but they could also be something relatively minor also,

so don't jump to the worst conclusions before you have more to go on. And

by all means, I'd try and get some answers from you doctor tomorrow - he

should understand your concern and not mind you contacting him over the

weekend, and if he doesn't understand - well - TOUGH! He's your doctor,

working for you, and therefore he needs to be availalbe when YOU need to

talk to him!!

Let us know what the doc says, do some web searches and read more if it'll

make you feel better (I just typed the term into my Netscape Browser window

and came up with quite a few hits), take a hot bath with some aromatic

candles lit around it, have a nice hot cup of chamomille or other soothing

tea, and then get some sleep - things will look better in the morning after

you're rested :-)

-

At 01:47 AM 11/4/01 EST, you wrote:

>Hi All,

>

>I have been to yet another doctor and I had the regular battery of tests

>done... I got my results in the mail today and I am finding some things that

>are rather disturbing to me. First of all my White blood count is high 15.9

>(normal range is 4.0 to 10.0) There are some other things that are under

>Electronic Diff catagory the Grans Electronic and the Lymphs electronic and

>the Grans absolute that are pretty off the normal range. But the one that

>has me the most stressed out is the C Reactive Protein. Normal range is to

>have none present in your blood, but you can have up to 3.0 and still be

>well with in the normal range. Mine is 21.0 and that really worries me. I

>have looked up what C Reactive Proteins are on the web and I am finding

>nothing but really bad things that are associated with a high reading of +10

>one of them is Lupus. I have been told on and off for 12 years now that I

>have Lupus, but then they say no it is just Fibro. I have reviewed all of

my

>medical records (I have all of them from the first day I went to the doctor

>for this mess) and I can not find this test in any of my other labs. Now I

>get to wait until Monday to call my doc. It is 2:00am and I can not sleep,

>I am freeking out and I really don't even know if I need to be. If anyone

>knows anything about these tests please let me know.

>

> By the way it was not my regular doc that sent me this letter with the test

>results, it was a specialist I have been seeing for pain in my kidney. My

>doc would never have sent me labs in the mail. He always has me come in to

>his office to go over them good or bad. The phone call is the same if there

>is good news or bad news. His nurse simply says we have your test results

in

>please come in at such and such time to go over them. She never gives me

any

>info over the phone. That way I can not worry. I know that Doc will be

>there to explain ever line to me no matter how long it takes. He has spent

>hours going over test results with me in the past.

>

>I don't know if it would be okay to call him on a sunday and ask him

>questions or not. I do know if I panic I will be in even more pain than I

am

>right now. Damn I wish that Doctor would not have mailed me these papers.

I

>could have rested so much easier this week end before I have to get back to

>work. (another 60hr week )

>

>Sorry to go on like this thanks for letting me vent.

>

>Joan

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan,

I'm sorry that the blood test results have upset you so badly :-( Try and

relax and not worry about them as much as you possibly can, especially

since you know what the worry is going to do to you. I found an article

about the C Reactive Protein test - you may have already read it. I just

read through and I thought that it was reassuring rather than alarming, as

it said that a raised level in the test is merely an indication of some

type of inflammation in the body. It also lists the different types of

diseases/scenarios that can cause the abnormal test results, and some of

them are really quite common. The article is located at

http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/common/articles.cfm?Artid=376 & sta

rtpage=1#1

You may have to copy and paste this addy into your web browser since it's

so long, but if you haven't already read it, I think you might find that

it'll help you get some sleep. I'm not saying that the results can't mean

something serious, but they could also be something relatively minor also,

so don't jump to the worst conclusions before you have more to go on. And

by all means, I'd try and get some answers from you doctor tomorrow - he

should understand your concern and not mind you contacting him over the

weekend, and if he doesn't understand - well - TOUGH! He's your doctor,

working for you, and therefore he needs to be availalbe when YOU need to

talk to him!!

Let us know what the doc says, do some web searches and read more if it'll

make you feel better (I just typed the term into my Netscape Browser window

and came up with quite a few hits), take a hot bath with some aromatic

candles lit around it, have a nice hot cup of chamomille or other soothing

tea, and then get some sleep - things will look better in the morning after

you're rested :-)

-

At 01:47 AM 11/4/01 EST, you wrote:

>Hi All,

>

>I have been to yet another doctor and I had the regular battery of tests

>done... I got my results in the mail today and I am finding some things that

>are rather disturbing to me. First of all my White blood count is high 15.9

>(normal range is 4.0 to 10.0) There are some other things that are under

>Electronic Diff catagory the Grans Electronic and the Lymphs electronic and

>the Grans absolute that are pretty off the normal range. But the one that

>has me the most stressed out is the C Reactive Protein. Normal range is to

>have none present in your blood, but you can have up to 3.0 and still be

>well with in the normal range. Mine is 21.0 and that really worries me. I

>have looked up what C Reactive Proteins are on the web and I am finding

>nothing but really bad things that are associated with a high reading of +10

>one of them is Lupus. I have been told on and off for 12 years now that I

>have Lupus, but then they say no it is just Fibro. I have reviewed all of

my

>medical records (I have all of them from the first day I went to the doctor

>for this mess) and I can not find this test in any of my other labs. Now I

>get to wait until Monday to call my doc. It is 2:00am and I can not sleep,

>I am freeking out and I really don't even know if I need to be. If anyone

>knows anything about these tests please let me know.

>

> By the way it was not my regular doc that sent me this letter with the test

>results, it was a specialist I have been seeing for pain in my kidney. My

>doc would never have sent me labs in the mail. He always has me come in to

>his office to go over them good or bad. The phone call is the same if there

>is good news or bad news. His nurse simply says we have your test results

in

>please come in at such and such time to go over them. She never gives me

any

>info over the phone. That way I can not worry. I know that Doc will be

>there to explain ever line to me no matter how long it takes. He has spent

>hours going over test results with me in the past.

>

>I don't know if it would be okay to call him on a sunday and ask him

>questions or not. I do know if I panic I will be in even more pain than I

am

>right now. Damn I wish that Doctor would not have mailed me these papers.

I

>could have rested so much easier this week end before I have to get back to

>work. (another 60hr week )

>

>Sorry to go on like this thanks for letting me vent.

>

>Joan

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan,

I'm sorry that the blood test results have upset you so badly :-( Try and

relax and not worry about them as much as you possibly can, especially

since you know what the worry is going to do to you. I found an article

about the C Reactive Protein test - you may have already read it. I just

read through and I thought that it was reassuring rather than alarming, as

it said that a raised level in the test is merely an indication of some

type of inflammation in the body. It also lists the different types of

diseases/scenarios that can cause the abnormal test results, and some of

them are really quite common. The article is located at

http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/common/articles.cfm?Artid=376 & sta

rtpage=1#1

You may have to copy and paste this addy into your web browser since it's

so long, but if you haven't already read it, I think you might find that

it'll help you get some sleep. I'm not saying that the results can't mean

something serious, but they could also be something relatively minor also,

so don't jump to the worst conclusions before you have more to go on. And

by all means, I'd try and get some answers from you doctor tomorrow - he

should understand your concern and not mind you contacting him over the

weekend, and if he doesn't understand - well - TOUGH! He's your doctor,

working for you, and therefore he needs to be availalbe when YOU need to

talk to him!!

Let us know what the doc says, do some web searches and read more if it'll

make you feel better (I just typed the term into my Netscape Browser window

and came up with quite a few hits), take a hot bath with some aromatic

candles lit around it, have a nice hot cup of chamomille or other soothing

tea, and then get some sleep - things will look better in the morning after

you're rested :-)

-

At 01:47 AM 11/4/01 EST, you wrote:

>Hi All,

>

>I have been to yet another doctor and I had the regular battery of tests

>done... I got my results in the mail today and I am finding some things that

>are rather disturbing to me. First of all my White blood count is high 15.9

>(normal range is 4.0 to 10.0) There are some other things that are under

>Electronic Diff catagory the Grans Electronic and the Lymphs electronic and

>the Grans absolute that are pretty off the normal range. But the one that

>has me the most stressed out is the C Reactive Protein. Normal range is to

>have none present in your blood, but you can have up to 3.0 and still be

>well with in the normal range. Mine is 21.0 and that really worries me. I

>have looked up what C Reactive Proteins are on the web and I am finding

>nothing but really bad things that are associated with a high reading of +10

>one of them is Lupus. I have been told on and off for 12 years now that I

>have Lupus, but then they say no it is just Fibro. I have reviewed all of

my

>medical records (I have all of them from the first day I went to the doctor

>for this mess) and I can not find this test in any of my other labs. Now I

>get to wait until Monday to call my doc. It is 2:00am and I can not sleep,

>I am freeking out and I really don't even know if I need to be. If anyone

>knows anything about these tests please let me know.

>

> By the way it was not my regular doc that sent me this letter with the test

>results, it was a specialist I have been seeing for pain in my kidney. My

>doc would never have sent me labs in the mail. He always has me come in to

>his office to go over them good or bad. The phone call is the same if there

>is good news or bad news. His nurse simply says we have your test results

in

>please come in at such and such time to go over them. She never gives me

any

>info over the phone. That way I can not worry. I know that Doc will be

>there to explain ever line to me no matter how long it takes. He has spent

>hours going over test results with me in the past.

>

>I don't know if it would be okay to call him on a sunday and ask him

>questions or not. I do know if I panic I will be in even more pain than I

am

>right now. Damn I wish that Doctor would not have mailed me these papers.

I

>could have rested so much easier this week end before I have to get back to

>work. (another 60hr week )

>

>Sorry to go on like this thanks for letting me vent.

>

>Joan

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I read the artical that gave me and it was very reassuring. I got to

sleep about 5:30am and slept for about 4 hours. Hubby knows that I am all

worked up, so he canceled all of my plans for today so I can sleep. He has

the boys cleaning the house with him today the way I like it, and I think

that after my meds I will be able to sleep some more. Thank you all for your

kind words. I know that getting upset will not help.

I was wondering if people with fibro test High on the C reactive Protein. I

will ask my doc today if that is just something that is normal for fibro. My

hubby seems to think that it makes sense for fibro patients to have a high

reading on this test.

Joan

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I read the artical that gave me and it was very reassuring. I got to

sleep about 5:30am and slept for about 4 hours. Hubby knows that I am all

worked up, so he canceled all of my plans for today so I can sleep. He has

the boys cleaning the house with him today the way I like it, and I think

that after my meds I will be able to sleep some more. Thank you all for your

kind words. I know that getting upset will not help.

I was wondering if people with fibro test High on the C reactive Protein. I

will ask my doc today if that is just something that is normal for fibro. My

hubby seems to think that it makes sense for fibro patients to have a high

reading on this test.

Joan

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I read the artical that gave me and it was very reassuring. I got to

sleep about 5:30am and slept for about 4 hours. Hubby knows that I am all

worked up, so he canceled all of my plans for today so I can sleep. He has

the boys cleaning the house with him today the way I like it, and I think

that after my meds I will be able to sleep some more. Thank you all for your

kind words. I know that getting upset will not help.

I was wondering if people with fibro test High on the C reactive Protein. I

will ask my doc today if that is just something that is normal for fibro. My

hubby seems to think that it makes sense for fibro patients to have a high

reading on this test.

Joan

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/04/2001 11:28:27 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

briteyyez4@... writes:

> I'm so happy your hubby is stepping into help..

> and letting you sleep..

I am happy too...Does he have a brother that's in his 20's???...lol

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/04/2001 11:28:27 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

briteyyez4@... writes:

> I'm so happy your hubby is stepping into help..

> and letting you sleep..

I am happy too...Does he have a brother that's in his 20's???...lol

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/04/2001 11:28:27 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

briteyyez4@... writes:

> I'm so happy your hubby is stepping into help..

> and letting you sleep..

I am happy too...Does he have a brother that's in his 20's???...lol

[Guest guest]

Joan

I'm so happy your hubby is stepping into help..

and letting you sleep.. .... I hope you

continue to feel better today... Please let us

know what your dr says about others with fibro

having that elevated reading too..

fuzzy hugs::

Serena

=====

Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though

for the moment you do not see. Bill W

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Joan

I'm so happy your hubby is stepping into help..

and letting you sleep.. .... I hope you

continue to feel better today... Please let us

know what your dr says about others with fibro

having that elevated reading too..

fuzzy hugs::

Serena

=====

Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though

for the moment you do not see. Bill W

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan,

I'm so glad that the article that I found helped you last night!! That's

an interesting question about whether people with FM would ordinarily test

high on the c reactive protein test - I suppose it would depend on how much

inflammation was present with each individual case of fibro?? Some people

have it and don't seem to have symptoms as severe as others - they're able

to hold jobs and lead relatively normal lives, while others are virtually

housebound/bedbound from the pain. I would think that those more severely

affected would have greater inflammation, but don't really know??? It did

say that inflammation from several types of arthritis could raise the

levels, so it makes sense the fibro might also? Something to ask your

doctor about for sure!

You just keep on being relaxed about the whole thing and keep yourself as

healthy and pain-free as possible. I'm so proud of you for conquering your

fears last night and getting some sleep!! You're a very brave lady, and

you'll come through this all just fine!! Be sure and let us all know what

the doctor says about all of this, and whether he thinks that this

particular test is important for ALL FM patients - it may be something that

we should be having run and just don't know to ask for!!

-

At 09:37 AM 11/4/01 EST, you wrote:

>Hi all,

>

>I read the artical that gave me and it was very reassuring. I got to

>sleep about 5:30am and slept for about 4 hours. Hubby knows that I am all

>worked up, so he canceled all of my plans for today so I can sleep. He has

>the boys cleaning the house with him today the way I like it, and I think

>that after my meds I will be able to sleep some more. Thank you all for

your

>kind words. I know that getting upset will not help.

>

>I was wondering if people with fibro test High on the C reactive Protein. I

>will ask my doc today if that is just something that is normal for fibro.

My

>hubby seems to think that it makes sense for fibro patients to have a high

>reading on this test.

>

>Joan

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan,

I'm so glad that the article that I found helped you last night!! That's

an interesting question about whether people with FM would ordinarily test

high on the c reactive protein test - I suppose it would depend on how much

inflammation was present with each individual case of fibro?? Some people

have it and don't seem to have symptoms as severe as others - they're able

to hold jobs and lead relatively normal lives, while others are virtually

housebound/bedbound from the pain. I would think that those more severely

affected would have greater inflammation, but don't really know??? It did

say that inflammation from several types of arthritis could raise the

levels, so it makes sense the fibro might also? Something to ask your

doctor about for sure!

You just keep on being relaxed about the whole thing and keep yourself as

healthy and pain-free as possible. I'm so proud of you for conquering your

fears last night and getting some sleep!! You're a very brave lady, and

you'll come through this all just fine!! Be sure and let us all know what

the doctor says about all of this, and whether he thinks that this

particular test is important for ALL FM patients - it may be something that

we should be having run and just don't know to ask for!!

-

At 09:37 AM 11/4/01 EST, you wrote:

>Hi all,

>

>I read the artical that gave me and it was very reassuring. I got to

>sleep about 5:30am and slept for about 4 hours. Hubby knows that I am all

>worked up, so he canceled all of my plans for today so I can sleep. He has

>the boys cleaning the house with him today the way I like it, and I think

>that after my meds I will be able to sleep some more. Thank you all for

your

>kind words. I know that getting upset will not help.

>

>I was wondering if people with fibro test High on the C reactive Protein. I

>will ask my doc today if that is just something that is normal for fibro.

My

>hubby seems to think that it makes sense for fibro patients to have a high

>reading on this test.

>

>Joan

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan,

I'm so glad that the article that I found helped you last night!! That's

an interesting question about whether people with FM would ordinarily test

high on the c reactive protein test - I suppose it would depend on how much

inflammation was present with each individual case of fibro?? Some people

have it and don't seem to have symptoms as severe as others - they're able

to hold jobs and lead relatively normal lives, while others are virtually

housebound/bedbound from the pain. I would think that those more severely

affected would have greater inflammation, but don't really know??? It did

say that inflammation from several types of arthritis could raise the

levels, so it makes sense the fibro might also? Something to ask your

doctor about for sure!

You just keep on being relaxed about the whole thing and keep yourself as

healthy and pain-free as possible. I'm so proud of you for conquering your

fears last night and getting some sleep!! You're a very brave lady, and

you'll come through this all just fine!! Be sure and let us all know what

the doctor says about all of this, and whether he thinks that this

particular test is important for ALL FM patients - it may be something that

we should be having run and just don't know to ask for!!

-

At 09:37 AM 11/4/01 EST, you wrote:

>Hi all,

>

>I read the artical that gave me and it was very reassuring. I got to

>sleep about 5:30am and slept for about 4 hours. Hubby knows that I am all

>worked up, so he canceled all of my plans for today so I can sleep. He has

>the boys cleaning the house with him today the way I like it, and I think

>that after my meds I will be able to sleep some more. Thank you all for

your

>kind words. I know that getting upset will not help.

>

>I was wondering if people with fibro test High on the C reactive Protein. I

>will ask my doc today if that is just something that is normal for fibro.

My

>hubby seems to think that it makes sense for fibro patients to have a high

>reading on this test.

>

>Joan

[Guest guest]

no brother in the 20's I am waiting for a call from my doc. I will let u all

know what he says