Got some bad news from the doctor last night

[GrantMeThePower]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits
have you noticed any changes in your bowels? stomach pains? joint pains? back pains? hip pains? itchy skin?

No. None of those things. No rashes, no nothing. I havne't felt anything different or wrong.

I played basketball over the weekend and had a lot of trouble. But I've been going through a really stressful time and haven't been eating much and have been smoking too much, so I thought that was all it was.

On the stomach pain thing- i have had stomach pain, but its been stress and lack of eating related I thought.

I've always been very consistent with my weight, but by not eating for a couple weeks and being stressed and not sleeping as well i lost a lot of weight right before the physical. I told him about all that though, and he said those things wouldn't have shown such a high level in that test.

could potentially be the start of crohn's... i doubt it, though.

i assume the doc is in the "wait and see" period and will check your crr in a month...

whatever it is, if it is anything, it's not like there's a small window of opportunity to catch it and treat it before it becomes incurable. if it's anything, it's most likely a long-term illness that needs to be monitored and treated for symptoms...

I just looked up crohns disease. That sounds pretty scary. But unless i am missundertanding the symptoms, it doesn't sound like me. I have pretty consistent bowls. I've never noticed bloody stools. I've never had to go "up to 20 times in a day". I mean, i'm pretty much one and done. I dont ever recall having to go in the middle of the night.

I've had stomach pains throughout my life...but its almost always been assosciated with stress and anxeity. I dont know if that is indicitive of ulcers or just a phycosomatic response to the emotions.

You're also correct in the "wait and see" and recheck in a month. Thats what he said. but it leaves me in limbo and is scary.

When you say, "if its anything, its probably a long term illness that needs to be monitored and treated..." that is pretty much what scares me a lot. I mean if it was like, you have a flu, you'll feel better in a couple weeks then i'd feel ok. but if they say, you have a disease that will be with you for the rest of your life and you need to take medication and you may need surgury or you may live a limited life like this and that....thats what my fear is. Like you say, if its anything, its something really bad.

well, plus, if you were to have crohn's, you'd have had it by now... i haven't heard of many cases where the patient got crohn's in their 40s-50s... it usually gets diagnosed in the teen years.

I'm 26.

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits
have you noticed any changes in your bowels? stomach pains? joint pains? back pains? hip pains? itchy skin?

No. None of those things. No rashes, no nothing. I havne't felt anything different or wrong.

I played basketball over the weekend and had a lot of trouble. But I've been going through a really stressful time and haven't been eating much and have been smoking too much, so I thought that was all it was.

On the stomach pain thing- i have had stomach pain, but its been stress and lack of eating related I thought.

I've always been very consistent with my weight, but by not eating for a couple weeks and being stressed and not sleeping as well i lost a lot of weight right before the physical. I told him about all that though, and he said those things wouldn't have shown such a high level in that test.

could potentially be the start of crohn's... i doubt it, though.

i assume the doc is in the "wait and see" period and will check your crr in a month...

whatever it is, if it is anything, it's not like there's a small window of opportunity to catch it and treat it before it becomes incurable. if it's anything, it's most likely a long-term illness that needs to be monitored and treated for symptoms...

I just looked up crohns disease. That sounds pretty scary. But unless i am missundertanding the symptoms, it doesn't sound like me. I have pretty consistent bowls. I've never noticed bloody stools. I've never had to go "up to 20 times in a day". I mean, i'm pretty much one and done. I dont ever recall having to go in the middle of the night.

I've had stomach pains throughout my life...but its almost always been assosciated with stress and anxeity. I dont know if that is indicitive of ulcers or just a phycosomatic response to the emotions.

You're also correct in the "wait and see" and recheck in a month. Thats what he said. but it leaves me in limbo and is scary.

When you say, "if its anything, its probably a long term illness that needs to be monitored and treated..." that is pretty much what scares me a lot. I mean if it was like, you have a flu, you'll feel better in a couple weeks then i'd feel ok. but if they say, you have a disease that will be with you for the rest of your life and you need to take medication and you may need surgury or you may live a limited life like this and that....thats what my fear is. Like you say, if its anything, its something really bad.

well, plus, if you were to have crohn's, you'd have had it by now... i haven't heard of many cases where the patient got crohn's in their 40s-50s... it usually gets diagnosed in the teen years.

I'm 26.

I have a good friend with crohn's, his primary symptom was major stomach pain and painful BM's.

He was ~20 when they started, and 22 when he had a bunch of his intestine cut out. He still suffers a lot though - and has a very particular diet.

 

[marulee]

Any antibiotic for a bacterial infection while you waiting for the result? Not, then just sit back and enjoy your current days... Do not for get to treat you well on everything!

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits
have you noticed any changes in your bowels? stomach pains? joint pains? back pains? hip pains? itchy skin?

No. None of those things. No rashes, no nothing. I havne't felt anything different or wrong.

I played basketball over the weekend and had a lot of trouble. But I've been going through a really stressful time and haven't been eating much and have been smoking too much, so I thought that was all it was.

On the stomach pain thing- i have had stomach pain, but its been stress and lack of eating related I thought.

I've always been very consistent with my weight, but by not eating for a couple weeks and being stressed and not sleeping as well i lost a lot of weight right before the physical. I told him about all that though, and he said those things wouldn't have shown such a high level in that test.

could potentially be the start of crohn's... i doubt it, though.

i assume the doc is in the "wait and see" period and will check your crr in a month...

whatever it is, if it is anything, it's not like there's a small window of opportunity to catch it and treat it before it becomes incurable. if it's anything, it's most likely a long-term illness that needs to be monitored and treated for symptoms...

I just looked up crohns disease. That sounds pretty scary. But unless i am missundertanding the symptoms, it doesn't sound like me. I have pretty consistent bowls. I've never noticed bloody stools. I've never had to go "up to 20 times in a day". I mean, i'm pretty much one and done. I dont ever recall having to go in the middle of the night.

I've had stomach pains throughout my life...but its almost always been assosciated with stress and anxeity. I dont know if that is indicitive of ulcers or just a phycosomatic response to the emotions.

You're also correct in the "wait and see" and recheck in a month. Thats what he said. but it leaves me in limbo and is scary.

When you say, "if its anything, its probably a long term illness that needs to be monitored and treated..." that is pretty much what scares me a lot. I mean if it was like, you have a flu, you'll feel better in a couple weeks then i'd feel ok. but if they say, you have a disease that will be with you for the rest of your life and you need to take medication and you may need surgury or you may live a limited life like this and that....thats what my fear is. Like you say, if its anything, its something really bad.

well, plus, if you were to have crohn's, you'd have had it by now... i haven't heard of many cases where the patient got crohn's in their 40s-50s... it usually gets diagnosed in the teen years.

I'm 26.

whoops... for some reason, i thought you posted that you were 48 or something.

ask your doctor to check you for rheumatoid factor...

are you a jogger or runner or anything? if i remember correctly from class, physical stress from lots of running or working out can cause an increase in crp, too.

 

[GrantMeThePower]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits
have you noticed any changes in your bowels? stomach pains? joint pains? back pains? hip pains? itchy skin?

No. None of those things. No rashes, no nothing. I havne't felt anything different or wrong.

I played basketball over the weekend and had a lot of trouble. But I've been going through a really stressful time and haven't been eating much and have been smoking too much, so I thought that was all it was.

On the stomach pain thing- i have had stomach pain, but its been stress and lack of eating related I thought.

I've always been very consistent with my weight, but by not eating for a couple weeks and being stressed and not sleeping as well i lost a lot of weight right before the physical. I told him about all that though, and he said those things wouldn't have shown such a high level in that test.

could potentially be the start of crohn's... i doubt it, though.

i assume the doc is in the "wait and see" period and will check your crr in a month...

whatever it is, if it is anything, it's not like there's a small window of opportunity to catch it and treat it before it becomes incurable. if it's anything, it's most likely a long-term illness that needs to be monitored and treated for symptoms...

I just looked up crohns disease. That sounds pretty scary. But unless i am missundertanding the symptoms, it doesn't sound like me. I have pretty consistent bowls. I've never noticed bloody stools. I've never had to go "up to 20 times in a day". I mean, i'm pretty much one and done. I dont ever recall having to go in the middle of the night.

I've had stomach pains throughout my life...but its almost always been assosciated with stress and anxeity. I dont know if that is indicitive of ulcers or just a phycosomatic response to the emotions.

You're also correct in the "wait and see" and recheck in a month. Thats what he said. but it leaves me in limbo and is scary.

When you say, "if its anything, its probably a long term illness that needs to be monitored and treated..." that is pretty much what scares me a lot. I mean if it was like, you have a flu, you'll feel better in a couple weeks then i'd feel ok. but if they say, you have a disease that will be with you for the rest of your life and you need to take medication and you may need surgury or you may live a limited life like this and that....thats what my fear is. Like you say, if its anything, its something really bad.

well, plus, if you were to have crohn's, you'd have had it by now... i haven't heard of many cases where the patient got crohn's in their 40s-50s... it usually gets diagnosed in the teen years.

I'm 26.

whoops... for some reason, i thought you posted that you were 48 or something.

ask your doctor to check you for rheumatoid factor...

are you a jogger or runner or anything? if i remember correctly from class, physical stress from lots of running or working out can cause an increase in crp, too.

Well, typically, i climb 1-2 times/week, run some, mountiain bike, golf, and play tennis at least 1 x per week, and add in some basketball here and there. So i'm active. BUt i had been absolutly inactive for a couple weeks before the test as I was pretty upset and stressed about stuff so I don't think that was it.

It helped a lot to just bring it up here and hear people's support for not worrying and see the possiblities that it doesn't have to be one of those bad things. It sounds like there is apossiblity that its nothing, right? I guess that is the one thing to hold on to and try to stay mellow.

 

[akshatp]

mjuszcak... that you?

 

[GrantMeThePower]

Originally posted by: akshatp
mjuszcak... that you?

??? no

 

[Stiganator]

I read a great paper about C Reactive Protiens and laser measurements. Then I met the guy who wrote it when I was in Taiwan.

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: akshatp
mjuszcak... that you?

??? no

Never mind.. ATOT inside joke..

Hope everything works out for you...

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: eits
have you noticed any changes in your bowels? stomach pains? joint pains? back pains? hip pains? itchy skin?

No. None of those things. No rashes, no nothing. I havne't felt anything different or wrong.

I played basketball over the weekend and had a lot of trouble. But I've been going through a really stressful time and haven't been eating much and have been smoking too much, so I thought that was all it was.

On the stomach pain thing- i have had stomach pain, but its been stress and lack of eating related I thought.

I've always been very consistent with my weight, but by not eating for a couple weeks and being stressed and not sleeping as well i lost a lot of weight right before the physical. I told him about all that though, and he said those things wouldn't have shown such a high level in that test.

could potentially be the start of crohn's... i doubt it, though.

i assume the doc is in the "wait and see" period and will check your crr in a month...

whatever it is, if it is anything, it's not like there's a small window of opportunity to catch it and treat it before it becomes incurable. if it's anything, it's most likely a long-term illness that needs to be monitored and treated for symptoms...

I just looked up crohns disease. That sounds pretty scary. But unless i am missundertanding the symptoms, it doesn't sound like me. I have pretty consistent bowls. I've never noticed bloody stools. I've never had to go "up to 20 times in a day". I mean, i'm pretty much one and done. I dont ever recall having to go in the middle of the night.

I've had stomach pains throughout my life...but its almost always been assosciated with stress and anxeity. I dont know if that is indicitive of ulcers or just a phycosomatic response to the emotions.

You're also correct in the "wait and see" and recheck in a month. Thats what he said. but it leaves me in limbo and is scary.

When you say, "if its anything, its probably a long term illness that needs to be monitored and treated..." that is pretty much what scares me a lot. I mean if it was like, you have a flu, you'll feel better in a couple weeks then i'd feel ok. but if they say, you have a disease that will be with you for the rest of your life and you need to take medication and you may need surgury or you may live a limited life like this and that....thats what my fear is. Like you say, if its anything, its something really bad.

well, plus, if you were to have crohn's, you'd have had it by now... i haven't heard of many cases where the patient got crohn's in their 40s-50s... it usually gets diagnosed in the teen years.

I'm 26.

whoops... for some reason, i thought you posted that you were 48 or something.

ask your doctor to check you for rheumatoid factor...

are you a jogger or runner or anything? if i remember correctly from class, physical stress from lots of running or working out can cause an increase in crp, too.

Well, typically, i climb 1-2 times/week, run some, mountiain bike, golf, and play tennis at least 1 x per week, and add in some basketball here and there. So i'm active. BUt i had been absolutly inactive for a couple weeks before the test as I was pretty upset and stressed about stuff so I don't think that was it.

It helped a lot to just bring it up here and hear people's support for not worrying and see the possiblities that it doesn't have to be one of those bad things. It sounds like there is apossiblity that its nothing, right? I guess that is the one thing to hold on to and try to stay mellow.

depending on how stressful your situation was, i'm assuming that was it. your lymphatics are seriously affected by high levels of emotional stress.

i seriously doubt it's anything bad...

 

[Mark R]

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower
It helped a lot to just bring it up here and hear people's support for not worrying and see the possiblities that it doesn't have to be one of those bad things. It sounds like there is apossiblity that its nothing, right? I guess that is the one thing to hold on to and try to stay mellow.

I think that's the best thing to do.

The CRP is such a vague test, and so many things can upset it temporarily, that unless the test is being done to see how a known inflammatory disease is doing, it's generally recommened that at least 2 tests, 2 weeks apart are done.

The most likely cause is a transient infection. Many causes of long-term inflammatory problems would be expected to disturb some of the other blood tests (liver function and blood count).

I appreciate that this is an anxious time, but your doctor has seen you, and all the other test results, and on the basis of that thinks that simply waiting and rechcking is probably the best idea. You could always go back if you want to disagree, or if you feel unwell, whether you think it may be related, or not.

Unforuntaly, real life isn't always simple - and there aren't always tests that can be done to give a clear diagnosis quickly and easily. Many tests for inflammatory diseases are vague so just doing them without a good reason may only cause more anxiety: Some people have mentioned rheumatoid factor - but this is positive in 1 in 10 perfectly healthy people, and negative in half of people with rheumatoid arthritis. So, a test like this alone may only provoke more questions than it answers - best only to do it if it's genuinely needed.

 

[MastaTam]

What a coincidence. I just happen to be reading 5 papers on CRP this week. One thing you should watch out for is that high baseline levels of CRP (> 3mg/L) is directly associated with a 3X increased risk of having an MI and 2X risk of ischemic stroke. Because you're CRP count is most likely at an acute level, you might want to keep an eye on this, as well as your blood pressure and cholesterol. Since you're still young, your chances of experienceing an MI or stroke are fairly slim, but and elevated baseline CRP is a chronic condition, meaning that the risk will be higher the older you get. It's still very early, but you may want to consider starting an aspirin regime as you reach your 40s.

 

[weflyhigh]

Maybe it was 4.5

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: jupiter57
Sorry to hear this, dude!
Take it from me, pray to the Good Lord (Yes, there certainly is one!)that it's not Rheumatoid Arthritis.
I mean, these other probable causes are by no means good, but I can attest to the fact that Rheumatoid Arthritis is BAD! No cure, and it's a real pain trying to convince anyone, especially Doctors, just how painful it is.

They've got a lot of good rheumatoid treatments nowadays, and I say that as somebody who was diagnosed at 18. You may not be able to have a professional basketball career, but they've kept a computer geek like me functioning pretty much normally.

Anyways, the symptoms of rheumatoid (joint pain) would probably have manifested long before a diagnosis.

 

[Mark R]

Any chance of an update?