Re: I'm confused!?
From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 19:59:31 -0600 (CST)
SAulds....
The Sed Rate doesn't necessarily mean infection. It is my understanding
that it means some sort of inflammatory process going on. You can have
inflammation and not have an infection. My Sed Rate every now and again
is elevated, but it has never been too much of a concern for my Docs.
It is best to talk to your Dr. and see what s/he thinks of the elevated
sed rate. Could be for you it is transient, and will go away on it's
own.
Good luck. Hope this helps.
--
Robin
At Fri, 16 Feb 2001, SAulds wrote:
>
>I am confused on something. My periods are usually like clockwork,
>right on time and lasting 4-5 days. This month my period was five days
>late and when it did come it lasted only a day. I went to my gyn.
>because of this and also that I was having some lower abdominal pain in
>the left side. He did a pregnancy test which came back negative. He
>also ordered a transvaginal ultrasound which came back normal. The
>blood work they did showed normal levels of hormones, but it did show
>that my setiment (?) level was high. The nurse explained that that
>meant I had an infection somewhere in my body. The dr. didn't find any
>evidence of an infection when doing a pelvic exam. Now, my question is,
>how will they find where the infection is it's not in my pelvic area and
>is there any other reason the setiment level would show high? Im
>confused.
--
~Robin~
I'm not a Dr. or any type of Medical Professional. The information I share is based on what I have experienced personally or what I have learned.
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