Guest guest Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 I found a web site that seems to give a lot of information about the significance of lab results. http://arthritiscentral.com/html/testslab.htm I'm not sure I can interpret the results for you because the units for some of the measurements seem to be different from those listed in the web site. However, it does explain what the tests are for and what abnormal values mean. As a point of reference, my RA factor was 1922 initially and my sed rate was 97. These and my physical symptoms were sufficient for a diagnosis so the other tests were not run. I think your sister's results indicate RA but would have to be supported by convincing physical evidence to permit a positive diagnosis. (I'm not a doctor so check everything out with a doctor.) The lack of sleep is not good. Perhaps some sleeping medications or an antidepressant would help. She should call her doctor. Good luck and God bless. ----- Original Message ----- From: deuxplustrois Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:28 PM Subject: Test results Morning all - well, here in NZ anyway.Heard from my sister re test results she has undertaken and thought I would put them to the group as it doesn't mean a whole lot to me.Her RA factor on 30 May was 82 Ul/ml.Protein C Reactive was 10.5 mg/lWaaler Rose test was positiveSedimentation 1st hour 30mm and 2nd hour 62mm.This is her second week on Methotrexate - had a bad night last night -two hours sleep! Not sounding very good at all.Appreciate your help in deciphering the above - I gather it is not too encouraging.Take care all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hey groupie Sheila! hehe Thanks for the update love. It sounds like everything is sitting in limbo for you right now. You are still in my thoughts and prayers, and I love you very much! Things WILL get better for you. Know that, and believe that.Metta,Stefanie>> Hi "groupies" lol> Many people wrote to me asking me to pass on my test results from the heart testing, which I got yesterday. Would have done it sooner but have been in the hospital with Dad all night with heart his failure. Another day of wondering which one of us will go first. Later today I go have lung tests at the hospital and tomorrow also...so the staff is getting to know me well there.> All these years (10) the doctors blamed it on fibro. Finally I told them fibro does not make your oxygen go down and make it so you can only stand for 10 seconds without your heart rate racing like you are in a race, so they started testing . It turns out the test only showed my heart itself and the veins on the outside of the heart. It did not show the arteries going into the heart and out of the heart, so I have to have another for that. These tests have taken 6 weeks each to schedule, so I have been flat in bed, making mom and I almost starve due to it...but today the Dr. scheduled an emergency lung test to see if I have lung clots. I have that on Friday. My gosh, I have to go to 4 different buildings that day for the lung tests. I can barely walk. I am using a walker. I wonder what they do to people who are sicker than me and can't get to all these tests! Anyway the arteries ON the heart are not blocked, but other arteries attached could be, but they found a dangerous arrhythmia, which could kill me at any moment. My heart rate jumps around from 60 to 180 then 90 then 204, bouncing around, and with walking 10 steps my heart rate goes to 145 and my blood pressure is LOW. Low blood pressure and high heart rate puts a person into shock, so that explains all the hours of semi consciousness/> unconsciousness I deal with each week. It has not explained my 86% oxygen saturation rate or my inability to stand or walk for more than a few minutes.> At first the doc said I might not live a year because of the amount of damage my heart showed in 6 weeks between EKGs...and he said if there was a treatment, it would take 6 to 12 months to get the treatment, and in that amount of time my heart might be too damaged to get any surgery. So today, there is no surgery, no treatment, so I will not get that "feeling better than when I went in" surgery that I was hoping for. Now I am doubting if I can even be a wife. I wa hoping I would be eligible for an angioplasty which would make me feel bettre than I've felt in 10 years, but that just seems too good to be true. I don't get things that easily. So far, there is no treatment, so its back to bare survival. I would love to just go to the mall or go to the park! Well I'm sure I wore you out, I'm sorry. I wore myself out. Just wanted to thank you all again and I hope you will each be blessed 100x more than you blessed me.> BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL, > Sheila W> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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