Is This Test Familiar to Anyone?

[Guest guest]

In my most recent BW I show a 6.7 for the test of Parvovirus B 19, Human,

IgG/IgM,

Parvovirus B19, IgG. It looks like anything higher than 1.1 is positive!

All I can research is that it is Fifth Disease in Children and may indicate RA,

but nothing else

much that I can understand.

Does anyone know?

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

hi elizabeth! no i'm SORRY i can't help. HOPE someone else can! god

bless,melyndagamez 6/23/08 9:42p.m.central

[ ] Is This Test Familiar to Anyone?

In my most recent BW I show a 6.7 for the test of Parvovirus B 19, Human,

IgG/IgM,

Parvovirus B19, IgG. It looks like anything higher than 1.1 is positive!

All I can research is that it is Fifth Disease in Children and may indicate RA,

but nothing else

much that I can understand.

Does anyone know?

Thank you,

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[Guest guest]

Parvovirus can sometimes indicate a viral arthritis (reactive arthritis, I think

it is called)

It does not mean you do or don't have RA, just that you had that virus. (I am

not even sure

whether you test positive forever after having it)

Google reactive arthritis and take a look there.

>

> hi elizabeth! no i'm SORRY i can't help. HOPE someone else can! god

bless,melyndagamez 6/23/08 9:42p.m.central

>

>

> [ ] Is This Test Familiar to Anyone?

>

> In my most recent BW I show a 6.7 for the test of Parvovirus B 19, Human,

IgG/IgM,

> Parvovirus B19, IgG. It looks like anything higher than 1.1 is positive!

>

> All I can research is that it is Fifth Disease in Children and may indicate

RA, but nothing

else

> much that I can understand.

>

> Does anyone know?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Parvovirus can sometimes indicate a viral arthritis (reactive arthritis, I think

it is called)

It does not mean you do or don't have RA, just that you had that virus. (I am

not even sure

whether you test positive forever after having it)

Google reactive arthritis and take a look there.

>

> hi elizabeth! no i'm SORRY i can't help. HOPE someone else can! god

bless,melyndagamez 6/23/08 9:42p.m.central

>

>

> [ ] Is This Test Familiar to Anyone?

>

> In my most recent BW I show a 6.7 for the test of Parvovirus B 19, Human,

IgG/IgM,

> Parvovirus B19, IgG. It looks like anything higher than 1.1 is positive!

>

> All I can research is that it is Fifth Disease in Children and may indicate

RA, but nothing

else

> much that I can understand.

>

> Does anyone know?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, you do test positive forever after having it. I remember that I

tested positive for it during all the blood tests they did while trying

to diagnose my RA. I was told that they could tell, however, that my

exposure was years ago, not recently. I forgot how they could tell

that, but it was something in the blood itself. But they told me that

the virus of recent exposure could cause RA-like symptoms, as well as

act as that catalyst infection that so often preceeds the first flare

of true RA.

--- In , " diane_lilley " <diane_lilley@...>

wrote:

>

> Parvovirus can sometimes indicate a viral arthritis (reactive

arthritis, I think it is called)

> It does not mean you do or don't have RA, just that you had that

virus. (I am not even sure

> whether you test positive forever after having it)

[Guest guest]

I spoke with a nurse yesterday as my doctor is out for a week and she told me it

just

means I have developed a lot of antibodies towards the virus, nothing else.

But why would my doctor test me for that virus if it doesn't mean RA or Lupus or

something? Why not test me for chicken pox?

The other puzzling thing is that I was diagnosed with RA in 2003, so this would

hardly be

my first flare!

I am really hoping the doc's theory is that it does mean something along the

lines of AI

disease so I could get back my life or some semblance. Of course, I do not see

her until

July 30th!

Just to review. The doctor who diagnosed me passed away in 2005. My current

doctor

wrote me Humira Rxs but when it stopped he would not move on to another

treatment b/c

he questioned the diagnosis. I am now on my 3rd opinion.

> >

> > Parvovirus can sometimes indicate a viral arthritis (reactive

> arthritis, I think it is called)

> > It does not mean you do or don't have RA, just that you had that

> virus. (I am not even sure

> > whether you test positive forever after having it)

>