lab tests - is this normal?

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My new rheumy's office just called to tell me that my lab tests were

all normal. Great. I asked, what were the CRP and sed rate? CRP was

21, sed rate was 86. I'm not a doc, but I've done a little research,

as we all have, and these are NOT normal. The nurse just said, well,

the doctor signed off on them as normal.

Am I crazy? Or is " normal " just his way of saying " nothing to worry

about " ? It upsets me because, had I not asked the numbers or known

enough to know what they mean, I would think that my labs are all

completely normal now, and they're not. Does he do this so that

patients will think they're not really sick? He knows that I want to

go on disability and he thinks it's " premature. "

Thoughts?