Re: Inflammation/ Thank You

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I just want to thank all of you who took the time to give me suggestions on

inflammation. All were very good and I have started implicating them.

I also want to thank Gretchen for allowing God to work through her to start this

forum...

Have a great day everyone!

Kay

[Guest guest]

Before we finish this topic - I had my blood test mixed up.  This is the blood

test for inflammation. ESR-

The ESR is an easy, inexpensive, nonspecific test that has been used for many

years to help diagnose conditions associated with acute and chronic

inflammation, including infections, cancers, and autoimmune diseases. ESR is

said to be nonspecific because increases do not tell the doctor exactly where

the inflammation is in your body or what is causing it, and also because it can

be affected by other conditions besides inflammation. For this reason, ESR is

typically used in conjunction with other tests.

ESR is helpful in diagnosing two specific inflammatory diseases, temporal

arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. A high ESR is one of the main test results

used to support the diagnosis. It is also used to monitor disease activity and

response to therapy in both of these diseases. 

 

Kim

[Guest guest]

Thank you Kim,

I had the C-reactive protein test done. A level 3 is considered extreme...my

level is 13.5 My Dr chose this test because it checks the inflammation in the

heart. I'll mention your test to her.

Thanks again,

Kay