Hodgkin's Lymphoma and c reactive protein

[Guest guest]

dear debbie

my wifes was battling to breath so i took her in for a checkup.everything came

back fine except her c reactive protein which was high.

as i understood it ,it often can be inflamation of the heart,however in my wifes

case it was clots on her lungs,we were lucky and got her to the

hospital in time.a cat scan picked this up.

dont leave it,as the first doctor who checked her said it was acid reflux ,thank

god i took her for a 2nd opinion.check it out propably.

my wife finished chemo 8 months ago,some doctors say the clots are from the

chemo others say it from a hormone replacement she is takin(jassman)

let me know how it goes but dont leave

god bless

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Got some blood tests from 2 weeks ago back yesterday, not sure what I am looking

at.  Sed rate and anemia markers (RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit) are what I

follow pretty closely and they have remained fairly constant again.

Sed rate = 100 (was 104 in June) normal is < 15

Red blood cells = 3.73 (was 3.61 in June)

Hemoglobin = 10.4 (was 9.9 in June)

Hematocrit = 31.1 (was 30.1 in June)

Then I was told my c-reactive protein = 42, down from 70.5 in March (normal is 1

- 3) – what the heck is this????  This is only the second time I have been

checked for this.  My BP is typically 100/64, my LDL cholesterol is 67, my

triglycerides are super low, and no history of heart disease in my family, so of

course I was freaked.  Here's what I found on Web M.D.

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

C-reactive protein (CRP) test is a blood test that measures the amount of a

protein called C-reactive protein in your blood. C-reactive protein measures

general levels of inflammation in your body.

High levels of CRP are caused by infections and many long-term diseases. But a

CRP test cannot show where the inflammation is located or what is causing it.

Other tests are needed to find the cause and location of the inflammation.

Why It Is Done

A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:

Check for infection after surgery. CRP levels normally rise within 2 to 6 hours

of surgery and then go down by the third day after surgery. If CRP levels stay

elevated 3 days after surgery, an infection may be present.

  Identify and keep track of infections and diseases that cause inflammation,

such as:

  Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).

  Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus.

  Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell

arteritis).

  Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).

  Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).

  Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).

  Check to see how well treatment is working, such as treatment for cancer or

for an infection. CRP levels go up quickly and then become normal quickly if you

are responding to treatment measures.

 

Could this be????????????????????  I had assumed that measures of success

without a CT or PET to verify would be that my sed rate would lower and my

anemia would go away.

 

Anybody out there able to shed light on what this means for me?  Itching is a

symptom of HL, and I am constantly scratching, to the point of borderline shear

madness, and have tried every oral and topical antihistamine with no relief. 

How can I be healing according to this result with my itching not decreasing?

 

Debbie

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

hormone replacement common and most serious side affect,...blood clotting.

 

 

 

dear debbie

my wifes was battling to breath so i took her in for a checkup. everything came

back fine except her c reactive protein which was high.

as i understood it ,it often can be inflamation of the heart,however in my wifes

case it was clots on her lungs,we were lucky and got her to the

hospital in time.a cat scan picked this up.

dont leave it,as the first doctor who checked her said it was acid reflux ,thank

god i took her for a 2nd opinion.check it out propably.

my wife finished chemo 8 months ago,some doctors say the clots are from the

chemo others say it from a hormone replacement she is takin(jassman)

let me know how it goes but dont leave

god bless

[Guest guest]

You should google Dipyridamole and Digitalis as possible alternatives

considering blood clotting and breast cancer. 

[Guest guest]

Have you looked into oleander. I just read today that it is very effective with

your disease.

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From: Deborah Lindberg <debannlin@...>

; LDN_4_cancer

Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:04:35 PM

Subject: [ ] Hodgkin's Lymphoma and c reactive protein

Hi,

Got some blood tests from 2 weeks ago back yesterday, not sure what I am looking

at. Sed rate and anemia markers (RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit) are what I

follow pretty closely and they have remained fairly constant again.

Sed rate = 100 (was 104 in June) normal is < 15

Red blood cells = 3.73 (was 3.61 in June)

Hemoglobin = 10.4 (was 9.9 in June)

Hematocrit = 31.1 (was 30.1 in June)

Then I was told my c-reactive protein = 42, down from 70.5 in March (normal is 1

- 3) – what the heck is this???? This is only the second time I have

been checked for this. My BP is typically 100/64, my LDL cholesterol is 67,

my triglycerides are super low, and no history of heart disease in my family, so

of course I was freaked. Here's what I found on Web M.D.

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

C-reactive protein (CRP) test is a blood test that measures the amount of a

protein called C-reactive protein in your blood. C-reactive protein measures

general levels of inflammation in your body.

High levels of CRP are caused by infections and many long-term diseases. But a

CRP test cannot show where the inflammation is located or what is causing it.

Other tests are needed to find the cause and location of the inflammation.

Why It Is Done

A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:

Check for infection after surgery. CRP levels normally rise within 2 to 6 hours

of surgery and then go down by the third day after surgery. If CRP levels stay

elevated 3 days after surgery, an infection may be present.

Identify and keep track of infections and diseases that cause inflammation,

such as:

Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).

Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus.

Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell

arteritis).

Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).

Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).

Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).

Check to see how well treatment is working, such as treatment for cancer or

for an infection. CRP levels go up quickly and then become normal quickly if you

are responding to treatment measures.

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Could this be???????????????????? I had assumed that measures of success

without a CT or PET to verify would be that my sed rate would lower and my

anemia would go away.

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Anybody out there able to shed light on what this means for me? Itching is a

symptom of HL, and I am constantly scratching, to the point of borderline shear

madness, and have tried every oral and topical antihistamine with no relief.Â

How can I be healing according to this result with my itching not decreasing?

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Debbie

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