CRP numbers
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Been on prednisone 7.5 mg for two months CRP rate is 10.1 wondered what other peoples readings are?
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Anhaga Poupe
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Apparently there are a couple of ways of measuring CRP. One has anything below 10 as being okay, the other wants ppl to be nearer zero. I was told that 9 would be a good level. I don't think my CRP has ever got as low as 10, but my doctor didn't measure it the first two years I was on pred, only at diagnosis. She insists symptoms are the important thing, which is good, but is unconcerned that my level appears to be higher and increasing, which I think may not be so good.
Anonymous111 Poupe
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How are your joints?
Poupe Anonymous111
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BettyE Poupe
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I'm sure I've read that age can be a factor ( as in so much else!)
Someone please correct me if necessary but I seem to remember a formula that was half chronological age plus ten. However at my last reading in August mine was 2 and I'm 85. So much for formulae.
I haven't had PMR for more than four years but have had aches again lately so will see what GP says on Friday and get him to test again. I wonder if I'm in the 20% whose levels don't indicate. Would that be consistent or could we vary from time to time. I'd really rather the aches turn out to be bog standard OA.
BettyE
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Anhaga BettyE
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They used to say that inflammatory numbers rose with age and this was normal, but now it's acknowledged that raised markers truly indicate inflammation, not age. Just that the older we get I suppose the more likely it is we'll develop inflammation somewhere in the body, if not an actual inflammatory disorder. i was actually a victim of this thinking as my raised markers prior to diagnosis were dismissed as "normal for my age".
EileenH Poupe
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It depends on the units they are using - one "normal" level is 10 times the other.
The actual reading is not so important - it is the trend that matters. When you start on pred you should check the blood markers (if they are raised, about 20% of patients never have raised values) every month or so until they have fallen as far as they are going to and are stble. Then occasional checks are a good idea to be sure hey stay low. They may start to rise which tends to be a sign that inflammation is beginning to build up again. If they start to rise it is a sign to keep a closer eye on them - because a trending increase suggests the PMR inflammation may be building up again. However - other things can lead to increased readings, such as colds and chest infections. Whilst ESR is more unreliable in that sense even CRP rises in chest infections.
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