CK Test Result Meaning?

[Guest guest]

My Rheumatologist is treating me for temporal arteritis (giant cell

arteritis) and I have been on Prednisone since early July.

I am also a Type 2 diabetic whos had to go on Insulin as well as

know this GAWD AWFUL steroid jacks up my blood sugars - lol!

I got lab results back a bit ago and my CK is 20 and the range is 30-

135.

Since I was in the Medical Building anyways getting my results from

Medical Records, I stopped in and asked the RN and she said it

doesn't mean anything except muscle mass as I must not be too active?

Wtf???

Ha! Ha!

I came home and looked it up and a high CK has something to do with

a possible heart attack and damage to the heart muscle yada yada -

yet a low CK could mean RA.

Well I already have polymyalgia rheumatica, peripheral neuropathy,

cervical radiclulopathy and oh boy, a buncha other crap but am not

going in to all that right now.

Just mainly wanna know what tests you guys have been given to

determine if you have RA...and/or...what a low CK result means to

you.

[Guest guest]

Pat,

I am so sorry the Prednisone caused you sugar levels to go crazy.

That a big negative to the wonders it does for pain and inflammation.

The only test that I had were blood work and x-rays for my diagnosis.

If I have ever had my CK checked, I am not aware of it.

From what I know Ploymyalgia Rheumatica is believed to be a

Seronegative Rheumatic disease. We have many members in the group

that have Seronegative RA. Hopefully it isn't something new or added

but the same thing.

Sorry, I wasn't much help.

Shirley

>

> My Rheumatologist is treating me for temporal arteritis (giant

cell

> arteritis) and I have been on Prednisone since early July.

>

> I am also a Type 2 diabetic whos had to go on Insulin as well as

> know this GAWD AWFUL steroid jacks up my blood sugars - lol!

>

> I got lab results back a bit ago and my CK is 20 and the range is

30-

> 135.

>

> Since I was in the Medical Building anyways getting my results

from

> Medical Records, I stopped in and asked the RN and she said it

> doesn't mean anything except muscle mass as I must not be too

active?

> Wtf???

> Ha! Ha!

>

> I came home and looked it up and a high CK has something to do

with

> a possible heart attack and damage to the heart muscle yada yada -

> yet a low CK could mean RA.

>

> Well I already have polymyalgia rheumatica, peripheral neuropathy,

> cervical radiclulopathy and oh boy, a buncha other crap but am not

> going in to all that right now.

>

> Just mainly wanna know what tests you guys have been given to

> determine if you have RA...and/or...what a low CK result means to

> you.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

Would like to welcome you to the group. Sorry, your having so many

health problems, they never go away, do they? Just know I'm here for

support, if you should need it, good luck, Tawny

>

> My Rheumatologist is treating me for temporal arteritis (giant cell

> arteritis) and I have been on Prednisone since early July.

>

> I am also a Type 2 diabetic whos had to go on Insulin as well as

> know this GAWD AWFUL steroid jacks up my blood sugars - lol!

>

> I got lab results back a bit ago and my CK is 20 and the range is

30-

> 135.

>

> Since I was in the Medical Building anyways getting my results from

> Medical Records, I stopped in and asked the RN and she said it

> doesn't mean anything except muscle mass as I must not be too

active?

> Wtf???

> Ha! Ha!

>

> I came home and looked it up and a high CK has something to do with

> a possible heart attack and damage to the heart muscle yada yada -

> yet a low CK could mean RA.

>

> Well I already have polymyalgia rheumatica, peripheral neuropathy,

> cervical radiclulopathy and oh boy, a buncha other crap but am not

> going in to all that right now.

>

> Just mainly wanna know what tests you guys have been given to

> determine if you have RA...and/or...what a low CK result means to

> you.

>