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sed rate means she has an inflamation in her body. She may have arthritis? Ask her primary Doctor for a referral to a
Rheumatologist.
Nuttie Netty

ESR stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is a nonspecific screening test that indirectly measures how much inflammation is in the body. its prolly just some infection... i hope she feels better soon

Hi Renee,

Below is the definition to your sed rate question, I looked at Web MD to get it, it is always a handly place for medical info...I hope that this will help you & when you are this concerned - always ask either the nurse or the doctor why this is elvated & what are they trying to rule out.

Sedimentation Rate
The sedimentation rate (sed rate) blood test measures how quickly red blood cells (erythrocytes) settle in a test tube in one hour. The more red cells that fall to the bottom of the test tube in one hour, the higher the sed rate.

When inflammation is present in the body, certain proteins cause red blood cells to stick together and fall more quickly than normal to the bottom of the tube. These proteins are produced by the liver and the immune system under many abnormal conditions, such as an infection, an autoimmune disease, or cancer.

There are many possible causes of a high sedimentation rate. For this reason, a sed rate is done with other tests to confirm a diagnosis. Once a diagnosis has been made, a sed rate can be done to help check on the disease or see how well treatment is working.

Why It Is Done
A sedimentation rate (sed rate) test is done to:

Find out if inflammation is present.
Check on the progress of a disease.
See how well a treatment is working.

I hope this will help you

Blessings to you & your family, I.

I used to work for a nutrition company and I looked up in the lab manual about ESR (sed rate). It usually indicates tissue inflammation or tissue destruction. Have her C-Reactive protein checked also. Both tests don't test for disease, but are indictors for inflammation. I would get her on flax seed oil supplements, phosphatidylcholine and some enzymes - as they help to normalize an increased ESR. It could be elevated due to viral or bacterial infection. Has she been vaccinated recently? Get her off all refined foods. Remove wheat and dairy from her diet and any hydrogenated oils. These can all be pro-inflammatory. Then re-check her in a month. Hope this helps.

I checked out a couple of sites and here are a few public responses about sed rate, plus the link where I got it, see below:

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-75...

View Full Version : Sed Rate and Neuropathy

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avia04-01-2003, 10:54 PM
My doctor said my sed rate was elevated which means there is inflammation somewhere in my body. He is tying this and my neuropathy together. Anyone have a high sed rate level. If so are you taking anything to try to knock out the inflammation?

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german3004-02-2003, 05:10 PM
Pardon me for asking, but what is sed rate?

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avia04-02-2003, 09:39 PM
it is a blood test commonly used to screen for the presence of inflammation.

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NancyH04-04-2003, 11:31 PM
Sed rate or commonly called ESR when elevated is indication of inflamation. Nerve conduction test and or dermasensory test can give the Dr a good look at how your nerve impulses are working.

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CrohnieToo05-02-2003, 10:30 AM
I've had elevated ESR and CRP for months now. But then I also have Crohn's disease - which is "supposedly" in remission, except that you can have active inflammation goin on with no noticeable symptoms.

4 years ago I was put on Flagyl for the Crohn's and I did have some PN or at least parathesia which began after starting the Flagyl (metronidazole). It increased when I went to full dose of Flagyl - up my legs almost to my knees and up my hands, wrists & forearm almost to the elbow. When I backed down to 1/2 dose of Flagyl the N/parasthesia stayed just in my feet, right foot especially. Since the Flagyl was a "miracle drug" for the Crohn's, stopping the discomfort and symptoms virtualy overnite, I opted to stay on 1/2 dose Flagyl as the PN/parathesia was at a level I was willing to live for the rest of my life, if necessary, in exchange for the wonderful Crohn's relief.

I've had very mild parathesia on and off since discontinuing the Flagyl and still feel it was a more than fair and acceptable trade off. Its been 4 years.

The Crohn's inflammation began again 10 months ago but the symptoms were just enough different that we were investigating other possible sources for the symptoms.

Anyway, the PN/parathesia (I have trouble understanding which is which or what the difference is) increased recently. Still just the right foot though. But it can progress from a burning in the heel to some REAL tingling and burning in the heel AND at the tip of the big toe. Sometimes it is gone completely, other times it is mild enough and it is intermittent.

Which means I'm a whole lot luckier than those of you posting here!! And for which I am very grateful. I hope you don't mind my joining you and posting here. I'm just curious.

This is from another website called:
http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&am...

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Hi there

I just came across your post this morning... As for the rising sed rate.. I completely disagree with your doctor.. Please know I am NOT a doctor just someone who has been sick for 15 years.. an elevated sed rate means YOU HAVE AN INFECTION SOMEWHERE.. Elevated sed rates will not tell you WHAT or WHERE the infection is but that there IS one comming from somewhere and the fact you also have an elevated ANA level means there is something going on somewhere in your body..

The doctor who doesn't seem to concered about it? If it were me I'd find another doctor..Seems to me he doesn't know whats wrong with you so therefor you're now being ignored.. Sed rates are basic medicine 101 any good doctor and or educated patient knows when there is an elevated sed rate that is continually rising there is a problem somewhere... Do yourself a favor.. Take your blood test results and find another doctor who will listen and try and figure out whats goin on...

Hi Renee,
My name is Nicc I have worked in the medical field in Er and in private Dr's offices for years. I was one of the leads in an urgent Care for quite a few years as well... From my expierence with sed rates they measure a form of inflamation.. There are two sides to this card on one hand Ur doc is most likely correct a virus can cause both of the elevations ur daughter had it is part of the bodies defense system... 19 in a sed rate altho elevated is barely out of range on most scales.. I have seen kids that were very ill with a severe chronic illness with elevated sedrates however these levels werte in the high 20's n low 30's.. I do NOT think this is the case with ur precious lil one... Try not to drive urself nutty with worrie even tho it is our instinct... Best thing u can do is just relax n wait it out u will have answers in a couple days.. My guess She is gonna be just fine...

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Try www.webmd.com

So far, everything I've needed to know was found at this site.