Guest guest Posted June 5, 2000 Report Share Posted June 5, 2000 According to Dr. Brown, the white blood cell count will elevate in a Herxheimer and lower in a flare. In a Herxheimer you will also see an elevation of SED rate, gamma globulin and total globulin and a fall in serum albumin and hematocrit - known to us as getting worse before you get better. Ethel eson@... wrote: > > Mike's question about blood test results brought something to mind that I've > been meaning to ask. Are blood tests normal with herxing, or are they > abnormal just like regular RA inflammation and abnormalities would be? Would > they verify whether I'm herxing or flaring? > M. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Never lose a file again. Protect yourself from accidental deletes, > overwrites, and viruses with @Backup. > Try @Backup it's easy, it's safe, and it's FREE! > Click here to receive 300 MyPoints just for trying @Backup. > 1/4936/0/_/532797/_/960217445/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 A lot may be influenced by the medications you are taking. Also, don't blame everything on RA--sadly, other stuff does happen to us. I just recovered from PMR and have been Prednisone and pain free for 4 months--now RA with negative labs--hard to figure. ellen EL You don't stop laughing because you grow old, You grow old because you stop laughing. In a message dated 9/22/2010 8:20:30 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mimi212@... writes: Hey everyone - I've been a member of this group for quite a while. Lately I just lurk and if led to comment, I do. This time I have a question for you: Until now, my bloodwork has always been normal. This time I have a bunch of stuff out of whack and I wanted to get some thoughts: These were all low: WBC RBC HEMOGLOBIN HEMATOCRIT RDW PLATELETS NEUTROPHILS SODIUM CHLORIDE Everything else was within the normal range. What do you think? Has anyone ever been this out of whack before? My Rheumy and PC both said I am anemic - never been in my entire life, so its freaking me out a bit. They want the tests repeated in November. That seems so far away. Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts..... Doreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Hey everyone - I've been a member of this group for quite a while. Lately I just lurk and if led to comment, I do. This time I have a question for you: Until now, my bloodwork has always been normal. This time I have a bunch of stuff out of whack and I wanted to get some thoughts: These were all low: WBC RBC HEMOGLOBIN HEMATOCRIT RDW PLATELETS NEUTROPHILS SODIUM CHLORIDE Everything else was within the normal range. What do you think? Has anyone ever been this out of whack before? My Rheumy and PC both said I am anemic - never been in my entire life, so its freaking me out a bit. They want the tests repeated in November. That seems so far away. Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts..... Doreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 My rheumy said that steroids can make all the blood results (I guess relating to RA) come back normal. Perhaps that's the reason for some negative lab results. Rose From: LNWILD@... Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Blood Test Results A lot may be influenced by the medications you are taking. Also, don't blame everything on RA--sadly, other stuff does happen to us. I just recovered from PMR and have been Prednisone and pain free for 4 months--now RA with negative labs--hard to figure. ellen EL You don't stop laughing because you grow old, You grow old because you stop laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Doreen, How much lower than normal are the various values? Maybe they aren't too much lower than normal and that's why they're waiting until November to repeat the tests. Not an MD On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Mimi <mimi212@...> wrote: > Hey everyone - I've been a member of this group for quite a while. Lately I just lurk and if led to comment, I do. This time I have a question for you: > > Until now, my bloodwork has always been normal. This time I have a bunch of stuff out of whack and I wanted to get some thoughts: > > These were all low: > WBC > RBC > HEMOGLOBIN > HEMATOCRIT > RDW > PLATELETS > NEUTROPHILS > SODIUM > CHLORIDE > > Everything else was within the normal range. What do you think? Has anyone ever been this out of whack before? My Rheumy and PC both said I am anemic - never been in my entire life, so its freaking me out a bit. They want the tests repeated in November. That seems so far away. > > Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts..... > Doreen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hey - that's just it - they're not that much lower than the normal ranges. I guess because there were just so many of them out of whack, that's what was making me uncomfortable. Looking back on previous tests, there were others that were the same way, but the doctor never said anything (when I was in the hospital for my hernia surgery), so I guess we'll wait and see in November. Thanks everyone for your replies..... Doreen Doreen, How much lower than normal are the various values? Maybe they aren't too much lower than normal and that's why they're waiting until November to repeat the tests. Not an MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Make sure you have a good long talk with your pediatrician first. From what I understand, Minocin does get into the baby thru breast milk and can have side effects on the teeth and maybe various other organs. There are other antibiotics that can be substituted for nursing moms. Minocin is the drug of choice especially for people with scleroderma. But other drugs of the tetracycline family are just as good for R/A. Check that out carefully and do your homework, so you don't have regrets later on with the baby.  Dolores & Mike From: carey largent <careylargent@...> Subject: rheumatic Blood Test results rheumatic Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 4:57 PM  I got a few results back today - have not spoke with the Dr. yet. However, I wanted to ask if anyone has had a CBC DIFFERENTIAL PLATELET drawn where their GRANS were High and their LYMPHS tested low. From what I read this can indicate infection, which is interesting and would make even more sense to start AP. I have yet to start AP due to breastfeeding my 4 month old, but plan to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hi, I believe the drug of choice for nursing mothers is erythromycin. There was a lady who posted at www.rheumaticsupport.net who had a couple of children while on the AP therapy. Join up and ask and the moderator will be able to help you out. carol_DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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