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[Guest guest]

> My sed rate and C-reactive protein have been

>elevated for three years so something is going on that

>is probably related to an autoimmune disease.

I'm not sure who posted this (Sheshe?), but it makes me wonder how many

others with fibro. also have elevated sed. rates? Mine has been elevated

for three years, and is getting higher, but all the doctors are adamant

about the fact that fibro. is NOT an inflammatory thing, and is supposedly

not an autoimmune disease, even though some of the alternative health books

call it that.

I'm just wondering how prevalent this is in people who *actually* have been

diagnosed with fibro.?

Bobbi C.

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[Guest guest]

From what I understand it is not uncommon for people to have fibro

and an autoimmune disease as well. Depending on you symptoms you may

want to do some investigation into conditions like rheumatoid

arthritis and lupus. There are so many of them I couldn't list them

all. So has your doctor said about you sed rate and C-reactive

protein?

Sheshe

> > My sed rate and C-reactive protein have been

> >elevated for three years so something is going on that

> >is probably related to an autoimmune disease.

>

> I'm not sure who posted this (Sheshe?), but it makes me wonder how

many

> others with fibro. also have elevated sed. rates? Mine has been

elevated

> for three years, and is getting higher, but all the doctors are

adamant

> about the fact that fibro. is NOT an inflammatory thing, and is

supposedly

> not an autoimmune disease, even though some of the alternative

health books

> call it that.

>

> I'm just wondering how prevalent this is in people who *actually*

have been

> diagnosed with fibro.?

>

> Bobbi C.

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[Guest guest]

From what I understand it is not uncommon for people to have fibro

and an autoimmune disease as well. Depending on you symptoms you may

want to do some investigation into conditions like rheumatoid

arthritis and lupus. There are so many of them I couldn't list them

all. So has your doctor said about you sed rate and C-reactive

protein?

Sheshe

> > My sed rate and C-reactive protein have been

> >elevated for three years so something is going on that

> >is probably related to an autoimmune disease.

>

> I'm not sure who posted this (Sheshe?), but it makes me wonder how

many

> others with fibro. also have elevated sed. rates? Mine has been

elevated

> for three years, and is getting higher, but all the doctors are

adamant

> about the fact that fibro. is NOT an inflammatory thing, and is

supposedly

> not an autoimmune disease, even though some of the alternative

health books

> call it that.

>

> I'm just wondering how prevalent this is in people who *actually*

have been

> diagnosed with fibro.?

>

> Bobbi C.

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I agree; there's defintely something going on that they can't find.

They've done the ANA (normal), and just did a full body bone scan, which

was " completely normal " .

I'm a puzzle, alright! LOL

Bobbi C.

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>I truly have to agree with this response about further investigationÖ.a

>high sed rate and c reactive proteinÖsomething is not being clued

>intoÖ.and in total agreement about some kind of inflammatory

>arthritisÖwhether sero negative or ra or lupus or any of 130 types or

>moreÖ..there is something amiss thereÖ.

>

>That is just my opinion thoughÖ..what other tests were done..was an ANA

>test done or bone scan..

>Sincerely

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I agree; there's defintely something going on that they can't find.

They've done the ANA (normal), and just did a full body bone scan, which

was " completely normal " .

I'm a puzzle, alright! LOL

Bobbi C.

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>I truly have to agree with this response about further investigationÖ.a

>high sed rate and c reactive proteinÖsomething is not being clued

>intoÖ.and in total agreement about some kind of inflammatory

>arthritisÖwhether sero negative or ra or lupus or any of 130 types or

>moreÖ..there is something amiss thereÖ.

>

>That is just my opinion thoughÖ..what other tests were done..was an ANA

>test done or bone scan..

>Sincerely

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I agree; there's defintely something going on that they can't find.

They've done the ANA (normal), and just did a full body bone scan, which

was " completely normal " .

I'm a puzzle, alright! LOL

Bobbi C.

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>I truly have to agree with this response about further investigationÖ.a

>high sed rate and c reactive proteinÖsomething is not being clued

>intoÖ.and in total agreement about some kind of inflammatory

>arthritisÖwhether sero negative or ra or lupus or any of 130 types or

>moreÖ..there is something amiss thereÖ.

>

>That is just my opinion thoughÖ..what other tests were done..was an ANA

>test done or bone scan..

>Sincerely

>

[Guest guest]

Bobbi,

I have been diagnosed with fibro and osteo.

Sed rate is normal, in fact, I think the doctors run at least a

million test and they all came back normal except the bone density

showing osteoporosis and the x-rays showing, osteoarthritis and

problems with right foot, ankle, lower leg, hip, mid back.

My rheumy dr. diagnosed the fibro.

jim

> I'm not sure who posted this (Sheshe?), but it makes me wonder

> how many

> others with fibro. also have elevated sed. rates? Mine has been

> elevated

> for three years, and is getting higher, but all the doctors are

> adamant

> about the fact that fibro. is NOT an inflammatory thing, and is

> supposedly

> not an autoimmune disease, even though some of the alternative

> health books

> call it that.

>

> I'm just wondering how prevalent this is in people who

> *actually* have been

> diagnosed with fibro.?

>

> Bobbi C.