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I got my labs back today and my Sed Rate is 33 (should be 0-17). The Dr. prescribed 20mg Prednisone. I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia over a year ago. Took Pred. got much better. Didn't have any trouble until a few weeks ago. I thought once you got over the symptoms and started feeling better the Polymyalgia wouldn't come back. Guess I was wrong! Am curious as to what some of your sed rates are. Thank you all!
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ptolemy judy47
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Once you have PMR, you always have it, but it hopefully it goes into remission and burns out so you no longer have the symptoms. It can however raise its ugly head in the future if you are unlucky.
judy47 ptolemy
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ptolemy judy47
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denise76179 judy47
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judy47 denise76179
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constance.de denise76179
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My sed rate hovers between 15/18, ie 'normal', and my doctor insists on checking once a month (and that over 3 years)!
dan38655 judy47
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At some point a sticking point usually occurs where the patient will have to at least maintain their previous dosage level for some extended period of time, from where they will then taper off much more slowly.
I feel lucky to have tapered 1mg per month down from 15mg to 5mg before a leveling-off point was reached now at 4mg, but for how long I don't know.
MrsO-UK_Surrey judy47
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When first becoming ill, my ESR was 92 and my CRP 157, the latter being considered by some doctors to be the more relieable marker of inflammation. (normal range 0-4.9). Whilst both these markers can be raised in response to many illnesses, including simple infections, around 1 in 5 people diagnosed with PMR never present with raised markers. Whereas those patients with high inflammatory markers at diagnosis find repeat tests a useful guide, along with their symptoms, when reducing, those patients without such markers have only their symptoms to guide them. My blood test markers always corresponded with my symptoms (how I felt pain-wise), and both I and my rheumatologist found them very useful as a guide as to whether to reduce or not.
Unfortunately, flares in the inflammation can be quite common in the first 12-18 months of treatment, often precipitated by reducing the steroid dose by too much, too soon. Or perhaps you have you been overdoing things lately just because you have felt so well.
beatrice74480 judy47
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pat38625 judy47
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bmd0491 judy47
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had my blood work done a week today and my SED was .59
i said isn't that to high, could I have an infection somewhere, and the doctor said NO.
he has patients with SED over 100. Just means inflammation high in our blood he said
EileenH bmd0491
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