Rambler
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I had my annual physical today. Blood work came back fine for the most part, total Cholesterol flat at 170, HDL up -to 60 now, triglycerides and LDL deep in normal range. Had the usual converstion about needing to exercise more, lose some weight, etc.
Two areas shocked me a little though: White cell count is 10% higher than high end of normal, and CRP (inflamation marker in blood test) was thru the roof (30x the mid point of normal). Doc said both might be related to the wrist pain I have had (since November, but much better now - I can live with it now whereas I couldn't sleep back in November because of the pain). Seems as though if it is getting better, the CRP level shouldn't be so high, especially if there was not ever any visible inflamation.
Anyone out there have experience with elevated CRP? ...combined with higher than normal white count? What caused it? How long did it take to normalize after an injury/illness? Pls help...Asian docs are not known for their openness about symptoms and problems...they like to know more than the patient and keep it that way. ...by the way, doc never did find (or tell me) what was wrong with the wrist...just gave is a shot and said come back if it still hurts.
Thanks
R
Two areas shocked me a little though: White cell count is 10% higher than high end of normal, and CRP (inflamation marker in blood test) was thru the roof (30x the mid point of normal). Doc said both might be related to the wrist pain I have had (since November, but much better now - I can live with it now whereas I couldn't sleep back in November because of the pain). Seems as though if it is getting better, the CRP level shouldn't be so high, especially if there was not ever any visible inflamation.
Anyone out there have experience with elevated CRP? ...combined with higher than normal white count? What caused it? How long did it take to normalize after an injury/illness? Pls help...Asian docs are not known for their openness about symptoms and problems...they like to know more than the patient and keep it that way. ...by the way, doc never did find (or tell me) what was wrong with the wrist...just gave is a shot and said come back if it still hurts.
Thanks
R