C-Reactive Protein

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends: What is the " c-reactive protein " in the spinal fluid??

All spinal tests came out negative, but my c-reactive protein is 0.6,

and normal range goes to 0.5. Also, my sed rate is slightly elevated.

What does this mean??

Lovette

[Guest guest]

-CRP or C-reactive Protein should be zero, or below 0.5

the higher the value the more likely that theres immflamtion going

on in the body. CRP is a better indicator than the SED rate.

hope this helps.

Hugs Helen and (8,systemic)

-- In , " kfkwhelan " <kfkwhelan@y...> wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone,

> Does anyone know the normal range for c-reactive protein as it

relates

> to arthritis? Our lab has changed the way they give the report

and

> I've forgotten the ranges.

>

> Our lab's report reads like this: For ages >17

> <1.0 Low cardio risk

> 1.0-3.0 average cardio risk

> 3.1-10.0 high cardio risk

> >10.0 Persisten elevations may represent non-cardio inflammation

>

> The results for my son was 5.8 mg/L.

>

> Thanks

> (Christian 13, systemic)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Krli,

When mine was tested by my Rheuny, it was 32, very, very high he said due to

inflammation. So I tried the Methotrexate. so, I don't know weather it helped my

numbers or not, I have had to stop due to breaking out...bummer..

Jeanette

[ ] C-Reactive Protein

Hi All hope this finds everyone doing well!

It's me again, it's been a while but i'm doing ok, just the usual

infections all the time. Mostly just sinus related and allergy.

Everytime I go to my rheumy she seems to think I have an infection

which is every 3 months which leads me to believe it just is never

really going away. Anyway, the reason for my post is my c-reactive

protein level. I've noticed it's been high. It's always higher than

the normal values but here the last 6 months i'm noticing it's been

really high. Back in Febuary it was like 11.3. When I went back in

May it was up to 12.5. I know this test shows that you have an

infection it shows high if you have inflammation, or injury. If you

are going thru a flare with your PA and your immune system is going

crazy then the CRP will be high. I've not really had a flare since

January so by May I would think the levels would be down. I know

some doctors use it as a marker to predict cardiac problems. I'm

just curious to know if anyone else has any of the same issues with

their CRP being high. Mine just never seems to be normal which I

believe is 0.0-4.9 mg/L. Mine is double and almost triple the normal

value. Thanks for any info anyone can give.

Keli

Dx'd with PA 2001

[Guest guest]

Keli,

None of my doctors (3) ever look at that test. They all say it is

unreliable, and they are never sure what it is trying to tell them. It is too

sensitive and can be responding to a small cut on your finger, etc.

Sandy swOhio

In a message dated 6/16/2006 11:01:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

krhoden78@... writes:

Hi All hope this finds everyone doing well!

It's me again, it's been a while but i'm doing ok, just the usual

infections all the time. Mostly just sinus related and allergy.

Everytime I go to my rheumy she seems to think I have an infection

which is every 3 months which leads me to believe it just is never

really going away. Anyway, the reason for my post is my c-reactive

protein level. I've noticed it's been high. It's always higher than

the normal values but here the last 6 months i'm noticing it's been

really high. Back in Febuary it was like 11.3. When I went back in

May it was up to 12.5. I know this test shows that you have an

infection it shows high if you have inflammation, or injury. If you

are going thru a flare with your PA and your immune system is going

crazy then the CRP will be high. I've not really had a flare since

January so by May I would think the levels would be down. I know

some doctors use it as a marker to predict cardiac problems. I'm

just curious to know if anyone else has any of the same issues with

their CRP being high. Mine just never seems to be normal which I

believe is 0.0-4.9 mg/L. Mine is double and almost triple the normal

value. Thanks for any info anyone can give.

Keli

Dx'd with PA 2001

[Guest guest]

Hi Keli,

When mine was tested it was 32, whew...very high, lots of inflammation Doc said.

Jeanette

Re: [ ] C-Reactive Protein

Keli,

None of my doctors (3) ever look at that test. They all say it is

unreliable, and they are never sure what it is trying to tell them. It is too

sensitive and can be responding to a small cut on your finger, etc.

Sandy swOhio

In a message dated 6/16/2006 11:01:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

krhoden78@... writes:

Hi All hope this finds everyone doing well!

It's me again, it's been a while but i'm doing ok, just the usual

infections all the time. Mostly just sinus related and allergy.

Everytime I go to my rheumy she seems to think I have an infection

which is every 3 months which leads me to believe it just is never

really going away. Anyway, the reason for my post is my c-reactive

protein level. I've noticed it's been high. It's always higher than

the normal values but here the last 6 months i'm noticing it's been

really high. Back in Febuary it was like 11.3. When I went back in

May it was up to 12.5. I know this test shows that you have an

infection it shows high if you have inflammation, or injury. If you

are going thru a flare with your PA and your immune system is going

crazy then the CRP will be high. I've not really had a flare since

January so by May I would think the levels would be down. I know

some doctors use it as a marker to predict cardiac problems. I'm

just curious to know if anyone else has any of the same issues with

their CRP being high. Mine just never seems to be normal which I

believe is 0.0-4.9 mg/L. Mine is double and almost triple the normal

value. Thanks for any info anyone can give.

Keli

Dx'd with PA 2001

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jeanette for your post. Yeah I just don't know anymore. Could

be the continued infectionson my side. I have bad allergies and

sinus infections. Tried the allergy shots they didn't work but I

figured that is due to the Enbrel blocking parts of the immune

system. My family has major cardiac problems on both my moms and

dads side of the family so if it is true that this test is a marker

for cardiac problems I would love to know ahead of time you know. My

mother's dad died of a heart attack in the woods when he was like 33

yrs old and he was not a smoker of any kind, mom is in CHF so is one

of her sisters the whole side of her family has high blood pressure

ect. I know this test is sensitive but it has to mean something. I

know people with RA are more prone to have heart problems just

wondering if it is so with PA as well. I had a case of

thromboplebitis back in May and I have scaring in the veins of my

right arm now from that so the primary doctor is saying. Have not

even told my rheumy about that then she will want to know why I was

at the hospital and had an IV in my arm ect..lol! Anyway just didn't

feel like telling her the whole story that day of how I had just had

a colonoscopy done a couple weeks prior. Hope that your CRP has gone

down some. I go back to the Rheumy in August and I see a pulmonary

doc on monday to see if I have sleep apnea my neuro thinks that

might be one reason I am having so many headaches/migraine attacks

and why i'm not sleeping that great. Who knows.Anyway. Think I'm

going to try and go swimming for about 30 mins Hope you all have a

great weekend.

Thanks for the info,

Keli

>

> Hi Krli,

> When mine was tested by my Rheuny, it was 32, very, very high he

said due to inflammation. So I tried the Methotrexate. so, I don't

know weather it helped my numbers or not, I have had to stop due to

breaking out...bummer..

> Jeanette

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sandy,

I know it is a very sensitive test and can mean many things just

wondering what everyone elses is running and if they have any other

problems as well, such as pulmunary- lung or heart related problems.

If you are in a lot of pain. I know my pain is not too bad. It is

tolerable. Enough I can do things like swimming and cleaning and

things although I'm very tired and drained. Thanks for your imput.

Keli

>

>

> Keli,

> None of my doctors (3) ever look at that test. They all say it

is

> unreliable, and they are never sure what it is trying to tell

them. It is too

> sensitive and can be responding to a small cut on your finger, etc.

>

> Sandy swOhio

[Guest guest]

Thanks Keli

Jeanette

[ ] Re: C-Reactive Protein

Thanks Jeanette for your post. Yeah I just don't know anymore. Could

be the continued infectionson my side. I have bad allergies and

sinus infections. Tried the allergy shots they didn't work but I

figured that is due to the Enbrel blocking parts of the immune

system. My family has major cardiac problems on both my moms and

dads side of the family so if it is true that this test is a marker

for cardiac problems I would love to know ahead of time you know. My

mother's dad died of a heart attack in the woods when he was like 33

yrs old and he was not a smoker of any kind, mom is in CHF so is one

of her sisters the whole side of her family has high blood pressure

ect. I know this test is sensitive but it has to mean something. I

know people with RA are more prone to have heart problems just

wondering if it is so with PA as well. I had a case of

thromboplebitis back in May and I have scaring in the veins of my

right arm now from that so the primary doctor is saying. Have not

even told my rheumy about that then she will want to know why I was

at the hospital and had an IV in my arm ect..lol! Anyway just didn't

feel like telling her the whole story that day of how I had just had

a colonoscopy done a couple weeks prior. Hope that your CRP has gone

down some. I go back to the Rheumy in August and I see a pulmonary

doc on monday to see if I have sleep apnea my neuro thinks that

might be one reason I am having so many headaches/migraine attacks

and why i'm not sleeping that great. Who knows.Anyway. Think I'm

going to try and go swimming for about 30 mins Hope you all have a

great weekend.

Thanks for the info,

Keli

[Guest guest]

I'm just curious to know if anyone else has any of the same issues

with their CRP being high. Mine just never seems to be normal which

I

believe is 0.0-4.9 mg/L. Mine is double and almost triple the normal

value. Thanks for any info anyone can give.

Keli, my CRP started out about 4-5 years ago at around 8.0 or so.

Started on the Methotrexate and NSAIDs at that point when diagnosed

with PA spondyloarthropathy, but despite that, other joints had

become involved (hip, right wrist/hand, right ankle, both feet) and

the level had gone up as high as 18.1. At that point they repeated

all the immune tests and discovered Sjogrens and MCTD as well and

started me on Enbrel. The level is down to 11-11.4 where it has been

hanging out for the past few months. It does not seem to really

increase with infections for me (currently I have a UTI and am

taking Cipro, but the CRP is still 11). My WBC is chronically high

(usually hangs out around 11-11.5 with 70-76% neutrophils); with

infections IT will increase (up as high as 25-28,000 with 90%

neutrophils in the past). I have asthma and allergies as well, and

asthma is an inflammatory process as well, so wonder if this may

play a part in the chronic elevation of the CRP/WBC/neutrophil count.

Bright blessings, Wanda.

[Guest guest]

Hi Keli

My take - the test results for chemical markers of inflammation are

very individual. My CRP and ESR have never been elevated when I have

bad joint pain ( last fall I was only getting a couple hours sleep a

night from the pain ) - so for me it must be some other set of

chemicals that is being activated. I have a bad cardiac history in my

family as well - I ended up seeing a cardiologist who was a lipid

specialist 10 years ago and he put me on a good combo for cholesterol,

and other than that I have to be vigilant. When I started having bad

indigestion a few years ago I insisted on having a cardiac stress test

to make sure it wasn't cardiac - my father had chronic " indigestion "

that turned out to be angina and then heart attack. I'm about due for

another stress test. I have to ask for it - I have great docs, but in

these cost cutting days they often will not initiate any of these

" extra " tests without prompting from me.

I have chronic sinus allergies the last few years, when it acts up I

do a nasal saline rinse every morning when I wake and every evening

when I go to bed - sometimes I add some menthol containing nasal wash

that I find at the druggist 50/50 with the saline if things seem

especially thick. Doing that I've had *much* fewer problems. Seems if

the gunk stays up there it's easier for the bugs to setup shop...

Best wishes -

[Guest guest]

My CRP currently is elevated to in the tweties (I forgot the number exactly).

It has been normal in the past at one point, when I was just starting out on

methotrexate. I am now on 25mg of MTX a week and it still has not come down to

normal again after a " flare up " .

dreimutter1957 <dreimutter1957@...> wrote:

I'm just curious to know if anyone else has any of the same issues

with their CRP being high. Mine just never seems to be normal which

I

believe is 0.0-4.9 mg/L. Mine is double and almost triple the normal

value. Thanks for any info anyone can give.

Keli, my CRP started out about 4-5 years ago at around 8.0 or so.

Started on the Methotrexate and NSAIDs at that point when diagnosed

with PA spondyloarthropathy, but despite that, other joints had

become involved (hip, right wrist/hand, right ankle, both feet) and

the level had gone up as high as 18.1. At that point they repeated

all the immune tests and discovered Sjogrens and MCTD as well and

started me on Enbrel. The level is down to 11-11.4 where it has been

hanging out for the past few months. It does not seem to really

increase with infections for me (currently I have a UTI and am

taking Cipro, but the CRP is still 11). My WBC is chronically high

(usually hangs out around 11-11.5 with 70-76% neutrophils); with

infections IT will increase (up as high as 25-28,000 with 90%

neutrophils in the past). I have asthma and allergies as well, and

asthma is an inflammatory process as well, so wonder if this may

play a part in the chronic elevation of the CRP/WBC/neutrophil count.

Bright blessings, Wanda.

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Thanks for your honesty!

Usually if I ask I get what I ask for but we do have to ask for it

that for sure these days. I have a lot of acid reflux but I figure

it's from being on all the advil, naproxen, vioxx,

mobic,cataflam,daypro,just to name a few. I've been taking them

since I was about 16 when I had my right ankle rupture which we

didn't know that's what it was at the time and then the joint pain

set in which later came to find out was the PA not till I was 21 was

I finally dx'd though. My CRP is always high but i'm not in a flare

or anything and to be honest my pain is tolerable unlike many others

in this group with the help of Enbrel and Mobic. So unless it's the

infections or an underlying cardiac issue (hoping not) but I really

am unsure of. Last my Cholesterol was checked it was in normal

limits, my primary was looking at putting me on cholestrol lowering

medication but I managed to lower it with diet and exercise which

of course is always good news. But the cardiac problems that run in

my family definately scares me. My blood pressure is good but I take

a calcium blocker to prevent my migraines daily so I'm sure that

helps as well with my blood pressure. In fact I checked it last

night and it was 97/78 pulse was92. Anyway i'm going on and on. I

really do thank you for the info. I do a saline was as well

sometimes called Entsol that my allergist told me about it is just

so time consuming but it does help when the mucus gets thick. I hope

all is going well for you and your pain is not keeping you awake too

much.

Keli

>

> Hi Keli

> My take - the test results for chemical markers of inflammation are

> very individual. My CRP and ESR have never been elevated when I

have

> bad joint pain ( last fall I was only getting a couple hours sleep

a

> night from the pain ) - so for me it must be some other set of

> chemicals that is being activated. I have a bad cardiac history in

my

> family as well - I ended up seeing a cardiologist who was a lipid

> specialist 10 years ago and he put me on a good combo for

cholesterol,

> and other than that I have to be vigilant. When I started having

bad

> indigestion a few years ago I insisted on having a cardiac stress

test

> to make sure it wasn't cardiac - my father had

chronic " indigestion "

> that turned out to be angina and then heart attack. I'm about due

for

> another stress test. I have to ask for it - I have great docs, but

in

> these cost cutting days they often will not initiate any of these

> " extra " tests without prompting from me.

>

> I have chronic sinus allergies the last few years, when it acts up

I

> do a nasal saline rinse every morning when I wake and every evening

> when I go to bed - sometimes I add some menthol containing nasal

wash

> that I find at the druggist 50/50 with the saline if things seem

> especially thick. Doing that I've had *much* fewer problems. Seems

if

> the gunk stays up there it's easier for the bugs to setup shop...

>

> Best wishes -

>

[Guest guest]

Wanda that could very much be it between the allergies not to

mention the infections. I'm so glad to hear i'm not the only one

with elevated CRP. I was really starting to wonder if it was a sign

that I was having cardiac problems. Do you have any heart problems?

Keli

> I'm just curious to know if anyone else has any of the

same issues

> with their CRP being high. Mine just never seems to be normal

which

> I

> believe is 0.0-4.9 mg/L. Mine is double and almost triple the

normal

> value. Thanks for any info anyone can give.

>

> Keli, my CRP started out about 4-5 years ago at around 8.0 or so.

> Started on the Methotrexate and NSAIDs at that point when

diagnosed

> with PA spondyloarthropathy, but despite that, other joints had

> become involved (hip, right wrist/hand, right ankle, both feet)

and

> the level had gone up as high as 18.1. At that point they repeated

> all the immune tests and discovered Sjogrens and MCTD as well and

> started me on Enbrel. The level is down to 11-11.4 where it has

been

> hanging out for the past few months. It does not seem to really

> increase with infections for me (currently I have a UTI and am

> taking Cipro, but the CRP is still 11). My WBC is chronically high

> (usually hangs out around 11-11.5 with 70-76% neutrophils); with

> infections IT will increase (up as high as 25-28,000 with 90%

> neutrophils in the past). I have asthma and allergies as well, and

> asthma is an inflammatory process as well, so wonder if this may

> play a part in the chronic elevation of the CRP/WBC/neutrophil

count.

>

> Bright blessings, Wanda.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

Thanks again for the info, I " m not sure what the highest mine has

been I don't get copies of labs all the time just every now and then

but I guess i'm going to ask everytime they call me for now on what

it is just so I will know.

Keli

> Hi Keli,

> When mine was tested it was 32, whew...very high, lots of

inflammation Doc said.

> Jeanette

>

[Guest guest]

It is entirely my pleasure. Helps me to help you and others.

Sounds like you have it together - the big thing self vigilance. All

kinds of government and private business agencies are willing to take

our money to be vigilant for us - but they really do not have as much

vested interest in our well as we ourselves obviously do. Your

vigilance is serving you well, and I trust it will continue to do so.

On the nasal flushes, I don't do any long ritual. I squeeze 5-6 sprays

up one nostril - plug it up with a finger for a minute, do the same

thing to the other one, grab a kleenex and blow. Takes a few minutes

only. Seems to work well enough.

Another thing to keep in mind about reflux and indegestion, it could

be the start of fat intolerance. As we get older - usually women more

than men ( although I suffer from this as well ) - our body's ability

to use bile to digest food often gets out of whack, and when more than

a certain amount of fat ( makes no difference if it's " good " fat or

" bad " fat, I can bring this on by taking too many fish oil capsules )

is eaten over production of acid and pepsin occurs which does little

except irritate the stomach lining, and possibly cause the every

famous hot s... ( waste )-g. For some years I limit my fat intake to

15-20 grams a day - of course occasionally I enjoy a good hearty rich

meal, but not regularly. When taking nsaids I take a Prilosec twice a

day. My wife started having the same fat tolerance problem when she

turned 40, although luckily she has no other health issues...

I have no problems sleeping now - YAYAYAY!!!, I give the credit to MTX

and Enbrel. I still have discomforts and flares, but nothing as severe

as last fall. I am *very* thankful for that.

I think you are doing all the right things and have a super attitude.

Maybe you are one of the lucky few who run high CRP and it means

nothing much!

Thanks for the thanks! -

[Guest guest]

,

I think you could very well be right about the fat intolerance

thing. I know I can't eat a lot of fatty stuff anyway, never really

have eaten it to be honest, but I can't deal with too much greasy

food either or I will be so sick to my stomach. I recently had to

have a colonoscopy done due to bowels not moving like they should

and years of constapation and bleeding and lets face it that's just

not something most people want to deal with especially someone in

their 20's. Most doctors don't want to perform it on people in their

20's. I had a barium enema series done before that because the

doctor didn't want to do the colonscopy if it wasn't needed. Well I

sure wish I had skipped that test all together. I don't reccommend

it for anyone. Talk about painful, I would much rather have a

colonscopy atleast they put you to sleep for that one and you don't

remember that embarrasment. lol! The whole point of this the same

week of the test colonscopy, I work at a hospital, been eating at

our restraunt at the grill certain things. I ate there 3 days that

week all 3 days got so sick first came incredible gas, then the

running back and forth to the bathroom for the next 3-4 hours and

being hot. If I could have made my self throw the food up I would

have but I've never been able to do it. Anytime I eat too much food,

or too fatty or greasy food i'm in the bathroom with this same issue

for hours of pain. I still have to go back for the endoscopy but not

looking forward to it since I had the thrombophelbetis May 2 in my

right arm from the IV. I can probably partly blame the PA for that

and partly the nurse who started the IV. But she was so nice and

even numbed my arm first, lol! I saw the pulmonary doctor today and

he thinks the chance of me having sleep apnea are rather high so I

have a sleep study scheduled for this Friday night. Said that people

whole have sinus, rhinitis, allergy issues tend to have it plus

Migraine and sleep apnea tend to go hand in hand because your

deprived of oxygen and can lead to strokes and CHF. Anyway, I am so

tired because I didn't sleep hardly at all lastnight and I'm

probably not making much sense right now. I'm glad to hear your not

having much pain. I love enbrel when I can take it, minus the

infections. lol! Have a great day!

Keli

>

>

> It is entirely my pleasure. Helps me to help you and others.

>

> Sounds like you have it together - the big thing self vigilance.

All

> kinds of government and private business agencies are willing to

take

> our money to be vigilant for us - but they really do not have as

much

> vested interest in our well as we ourselves obviously do. Your

> vigilance is serving you well, and I trust it will continue to do

so.

>

> On the nasal flushes, I don't do any long ritual. I squeeze 5-6

sprays

> up one nostril - plug it up with a finger for a minute, do the same

> thing to the other one, grab a kleenex and blow. Takes a few

minutes

> only. Seems to work well enough.

>

> Another thing to keep in mind about reflux and indegestion, it

could

> be the start of fat intolerance. As we get older - usually women

more

> than men ( although I suffer from this as well ) - our body's

ability

> to use bile to digest food often gets out of whack, and when more

than

> a certain amount of fat ( makes no difference if it's " good " fat or

> " bad " fat, I can bring this on by taking too many fish oil

capsules )

> is eaten over production of acid and pepsin occurs which does

little

> except irritate the stomach lining, and possibly cause the every

> famous hot s... ( waste )-g. For some years I limit my fat intake

to

> 15-20 grams a day - of course occasionally I enjoy a good hearty

rich

> meal, but not regularly. When taking nsaids I take a Prilosec

twice a

> day. My wife started having the same fat tolerance problem when she

> turned 40, although luckily she has no other health issues...

>

> I have no problems sleeping now - YAYAYAY!!!, I give the credit to

MTX

> and Enbrel. I still have discomforts and flares, but nothing as

severe

> as last fall. I am *very* thankful for that.

>

> I think you are doing all the right things and have a super

attitude.

> Maybe you are one of the lucky few who run high CRP and it means

> nothing much!

>

> Thanks for the thanks! -

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

A note on indigestion. I had it allot and finally figured out that the chlorine

in tap water was causing it. I drink bottled water, and not just any, some you

can taste and tell they have not been filtered well. It is a weird thing with

me, but ya never know, it may help someone else.

Thanks

Jeanette

[ ] Re: C-Reactive Protein

It is entirely my pleasure. Helps me to help you and others.

Sounds like you have it together - the big thing self vigilance. All

kinds of government and private business agencies are willing to take

our money to be vigilant for us - but they really do not have as much

vested interest in our well as we ourselves obviously do. Your

vigilance is serving you well, and I trust it will continue to do so.

On the nasal flushes, I don't do any long ritual. I squeeze 5-6 sprays

up one nostril - plug it up with a finger for a minute, do the same

thing to the other one, grab a kleenex and blow. Takes a few minutes

only. Seems to work well enough.

Another thing to keep in mind about reflux and indegestion, it could

be the start of fat intolerance. As we get older - usually women more

than men ( although I suffer from this as well ) - our body's ability

to use bile to digest food often gets out of whack, and when more than

a certain amount of fat ( makes no difference if it's " good " fat or

" bad " fat, I can bring this on by taking too many fish oil capsules )

is eaten over production of acid and pepsin occurs which does little

except irritate the stomach lining, and possibly cause the every

famous hot s... ( waste )-g. For some years I limit my fat intake to

15-20 grams a day - of course occasionally I enjoy a good hearty rich

meal, but not regularly. When taking nsaids I take a Prilosec twice a

day. My wife started having the same fat tolerance problem when she

turned 40, although luckily she has no other health issues...

I have no problems sleeping now - YAYAYAY!!!, I give the credit to MTX

and Enbrel. I still have discomforts and flares, but nothing as severe

as last fall. I am *very* thankful for that.

I think you are doing all the right things and have a super attitude.

Maybe you are one of the lucky few who run high CRP and it means

nothing much!

Thanks for the thanks! -

[Guest guest]

Jeanette,

I can't even stand the taste of most tap water. I currently live

with my parents who are both disabled. I am the only one who works.

I work full time at a local hospital. Anyway, they have a lot of

chlorine in their water at home. I can't stand the taste of it so I

buy bottled. Thinking about just getting a water cooler and buying

the 5 gallon bottles from a company may come out cheaper. That may

be a good point. I hate that taste.

Keli

>

> Hi all,

> A note on indigestion. I had it allot and finally figured out that

the chlorine in tap water was causing it. I drink bottled water, and

not just any, some you can taste and tell they have not been

filtered well. It is a weird thing with me, but ya never know, it

may help someone else.

> Thanks

> Jeanette

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Keli:

yes, that sounds like a good idea, I used to have one in FL. but not up here. It

was nice, just the bottles are hard to lift. I think they make 3 gallon bottles

now, but not sure.

Jeanette

[ ] Re: C-Reactive Protein

Jeanette,

I can't even stand the taste of most tap water. I currently live

with my parents who are both disabled. I am the only one who works.

I work full time at a local hospital. Anyway, they have a lot of

chlorine in their water at home. I can't stand the taste of it so I

buy bottled. Thinking about just getting a water cooler and buying

the 5 gallon bottles from a company may come out cheaper. That may

be a good point. I hate that taste.

Keli

[Guest guest]

>

> Wanda that could very much be it between the allergies not to

> mention the infections. I'm so glad to hear i'm not the only one

> with elevated CRP. I was really starting to wonder if it was a

sign

> that I was having cardiac problems. Do you have any heart problems?

>

> Keli

>

>

Keli, I have no heart problems. Was having some chest pain recently

and shortness of breath, but the cardiologist did an EKG and stress

echocardiogram and both were absolutely perfect. My total

cholesterol is slightly high, but the bad cholesterol (LDL) is

normal, and the good cholesterol (HDL) is actually what's high. I

try to eat oatmeal daily and nuts and fish oils as well. The

pulmonologist and allergist put me through various tests and decided

the complaints of discomfort are related to GERD flaring up,

costochondritis from the PA flaring up, and my asthma being slightly

exacerbated due to it's being a pretty bad allergy season here in

the Midwest. They changed the asthma and GERD meds a bit, which

seems to help somewhat. I don't anticipate the costochondritis will

feel better until after I am healed from the hip replacement (OR is

cheduled for 6/28) and can restart the Aleve, Enbrel, and

Methotrexate.

Take care. Wanda

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if those of you who suffer from RA, if your C-Reactive

Protein levels went to normal after treatment.

I'm 9 to 10 weeks post diagnosis and treatment. I currently take 20

mg of MTX weekly injections and folic acid and the anti-inflamitory

med called relafin at 750 mg.

My C-reactive protein levels continue to ge out of range and it

fluctuates up and down from each series of blood tests taken monthly.

So, I am just wondering if this is normal or not. I still feel that

I'm having no difference in my health in a positive manner, rather, I

feel I've progressively gotten worse with more areas popping up that

hurt and ache.

I'm also not familiar with the other markers that determine a RA

diagnosis, and would appreciate info on that if any of you know that

and can help me obtain that information.

Thanks again,

Les

in

Georgia