A member asked:

Dr ordered esr today checking for inflammation and suspecting possibility of polymyalgia rheumatica. i have testerone pellets with arimedex implanted in my hip every 3 months and take mobic 15mg/day, could this change the test results?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

ESR: Can be elevated for any inflammatory process and it is very none specific. However when combined with other test and your symptoms may be helpful in establishing a diagnosis and monitoring response to treatment

Answered 9/6/2017

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