Guest guest Posted May 11, 2000 Report Share Posted May 11, 2000 Exactly what IS a sed rate? Feeling Dumb, Donna Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2000 Report Share Posted May 12, 2000 Hi Donna, The sed rate can show many things. I guess the best way to explane it is this, it won't tell the doc's what is wrong, just how bad it is. I hear it explained this way once, It doesn't tell you where the fire is in the body, just tells how hot it is burning. For people with inflamation it can give the doc's a good idea how active or acute the inflamation is. They consider a normal level to be around 20. I havn't seen 20 in years, and when my lupus is flaring I can run 100+, so you see it can really fluctuate. I hope this helps, Candy > Exactly what IS a sed rate? > > Feeling Dumb, > > Donna Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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