I have had my latest CRP results and it was at 5 compared to 15.5 at dx 18mths ago so thats all good....but....I am really confused at how this is measured as on one site I checked, 5 and above is considered high! Rheumy told me it was low.
that makes perfect sense to me then..... in that it is what my Endo prescribed when I was at a level of 4 ....
CRP? I know nothing
I have had my latest CRP results and it was at 5 compared to 15.5 at dx 18mths ago so thats all good....but....I am really confused at how this is measured as on one site I checked, 5 and above is considered high! Rheumy told me it was low.
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Hey Lyn. Here where I live, anything above 3 is abnormal with the CRP. My last Crp a month ago was 18.5 which is high by my doctors standards. Vitamin D is interesting. My last level was 19 so I was prescribed 50,000 units once a week for 8 weeks. When I went in to get it refilled, I was told that I was not allowed to take Vitamin D for more than 8 weeks at that dose without another blood test. My next test was up to 38. My doctor placed me back on the daily dose of 3000 units. She told me there is a higher risk of toxicity when taken in high doses weekly. She said she will retest me in 3 months and if I'm low again, she'll put me back on the high dose. My doctor is on this Vitamin D campaign and tests every woman (she only sees women) that goes to her. She says she if finding a staggering number of her patients that are very deficient. Hope this helps.
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