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Is it possible to have sed rate of 80 or above and not have an inflammation in body? steriods bring it down but cannot stay on steriods forever.
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No! : You have serious inflammation. Your fibrinogen levels will be over the top. See someone in rheumatology.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Sed Rate: Need more history to better define the cause. It can be seen in both inflammatory and "non-inflammatory" conditions.
Answered 10/18/2016
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Several things: Sedimentation rate is nonspecific but is a marker of inflammation. It can be high with infections (viral, bacterial ), arthritis(gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematous). Inflammation in any part of body can affect sed rate. Above 100 is usually quite serious. Other tests are needed to refine etiology of elevated sed. Rate. Your doctor should be able to help try to find cause.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Time for specialist: You need to see a rheumatologist and get someone to help you. Something is going on and someone needs to get to the bottom of it. Sed rate > 80 is not normal, and no, you cannot just keep taking steroids. Good luck to you - don't give up.
Answered 3/16/2013
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