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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Moncton, NB, Canada
Posts: 2,195
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Magnate
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Moncton, NB, Canada
Posts: 2,195
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Higher SED rates on blood tests - linked to MS?
I'm trying to understand if the SED rate on my recent blood work (which was excellent according to my doctor) was showing as higher than desired as MS is an inflammatory disease?
My understanding is that this test is to look for inflammation in part. So would most with MS in any degree of activity of the disease then potentially register a higher SED rate than a person without MS?
I know that higher SED is seen in arthritis, which I do have a bit of in my jaw, but I was curious if those of us with MS commonly show up with higher numbers?
My SED was 27 (don't know if Canada and USA etc use the same numbers). I believe the desired is 20.. but I saw numbers in the 100s for folks with rheumatoid arthritis and such in various articles.
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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia
2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome
March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX
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