Positive Rheumatoid test, low white blood cell count?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am new to the board and have had a blood test done for RA and need help

deciphering it.

There was one test on there for just " Rheumatoid " and it was 60 when it was

suppose to be under 17. So it was very high. Doc said it means general

inflammation.

AVA or whatever the actual RA test was and the white blood cell count was really

low / negative.

What does it mean to have that high inflammation result and a negative

everything else?

Might I have HepC?

I do suffer from fibromyalgia, but as far as I know, there is not usually

inflammation along with that.

Thanks for your help.

in AZ

[Guest guest]

You'll have to be more specific about which tests you had, what the

values were, and what the lab cutoffs for normal are.

Not an MD

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:33 PM, cc_579 <cc_579@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I am new to the board and have had a blood test done for RA and need help

deciphering it.

>

> There was one test on there for just " Rheumatoid " and it was 60 when it was

suppose to be under 17.  So it was very high.  Doc said it means general

inflammation.

>

> AVA or whatever the actual RA test was and the white blood cell count was

really low / negative.

>

> What does it mean to have that high inflammation result and a negative

everything else?

>

> Might I have HepC?

>

> I do suffer from fibromyalgia, but as far as I know, there is not usually

inflammation along with that.

> Thanks for your help.

> in AZ