Living with flare ups

jacko

Hi I've just signed up in the hope there may be some help out there.ive been living with RA for years now but recently my GP has said my latest blood tests have shown levels of over 200 and I need to see my rheumatologist.unfortunately I can't get through to anyone at the hospitol and I'm worried about what to do does anyone know what these levels are called as I forgot after the doctor called me.and what do they mean.

Thank you in advance ❤️

HelenS

Hi @jacko

Welcome to the online community, we are a very friendly group and hopefully you will find some answers here.

Blood tests can be useful in indicating the degree of inflammation and in monitoring response to therapy as well as helping to achieve a diagnosis. If you are worried about your specific results then please do try to get in touch with your rheumatology dept. I've included a couple of links below which hopefully you may find useful.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/healthcare-professionals/training-and-education-resources/clinical-assessment-of-patients-with-musculoskeletal-conditions/investigations/

You may also want to visit our Living with arthritis discussion, this is 1 of our most popular discussions and I'm sure you may be able to find some useful advice here

Please keep in touch

Thanks, Helen, Admin