Hi , just wondering if any of you have ever been in a bad flare, and swore your sed rate must be through the roof, only to have a blood work up tell you it was normal at the time? I had visible swelling, horrible pain, and exhaustion and low grade fever, and perfectly normal SR. I do not take Pred, so I can't blame it on that. Anyone else? I am RF positive and ANA positive, official diagnosis is UCTD.
Been there, done that!
I am also RF, ANA, Anti-CCP positive. Once I started treatment, my Sed Rate and CRP slowly returned to normal. Even though I've had my Sed Rate tested while in a flare, it's still normal. I can't figure it out.
Makes no sense to me either, thanks for your reply.I am RF, ANA, and Anti-CCP positive also. But I have always had a low sedrate. The doctor said I am early stage RA and that it is a good thing. When I was first diagnosed I was flaring everywhere and had a normal sedrate.Although my RD insists that it is not possible, I have also had a normal sed rate while flaring.
PJ
my blood work has been normal pretty much since my first flare when i was dx!Same here Jena. All of my labs are negative, go figure.
Take care
When I flared a couple of months ago, my sed rate was BELOW the normal. I couldn't believe it!! Mad!! I was sure it would be through the roof. With meds, it usually sits between 26 & 30, fine - but with that flare, it was 17!! Yep - mad. The pain was intense to say the least.