CRP Levels??

rosyred
rosyred Member Posts: 150
edited 11. Oct 2010, 09:40 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hiys havent been around alot latley bu tim on form atm..

Ok here it is had my blood done and my crp levelsare high?

Have no idea at all what this is :oops:

I have recently from my last fall broke my foot 5th something i dunno just that it bloody hurts and im in plaster cast.!!!

Can anyone give me some ideaof what this is and why its high?

Manys thks Alli :lol:

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  • scattered
    scattered Member Posts: 326
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    CRP stand for C-reactive protein and is a mark of how much inflammation is in your blood. It can be raised in diseases that cause inflammation or in response to other illnesses and injuries. It might be that the broken bone has caused it to rise. You should ask your doctor about the result and what they want to do about it.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    CRPand ESR are measures of inflammation. Ideal figures are between 0-10, anything higher indicates inflammation. Everyone's definitions of high vary: at my worst (as recorded in my meth booklets) they have been 104 and 79 respectively, but they have both been considerably higher prior to treatment. I hope this helps. DD

    PS. I suspect you have broken your 5th metatarsal, hence possible swelling and inflammation, hence raised figures. Depending upon what sort of arthritis you have (and as such what drugs) it may well drop as you heal.
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • rosyred
    rosyred Member Posts: 150
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    :lol:

    Thk you both so much .. yep i agree with what u say... but when i asked the doc hen she phone could it be because of my foot.. she said maybe but its been high in the past ....
    will ring her and find out whats going on xxx

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