Thank you so much! Since cause could be persistent inflammation or infection that has gone on for 7 months, shouldn't they be investigating and possibly treating those potential underlying issues? The physical therapy was for a complicated break of lower leg bones and cartilage at the ankle. Orthopedic surgery and hardware. Over 7 months ago. Minor swelling from time to time still but not significant inflammation for the past several weeks. I would think that as the cause but the first abnormal blood test was in ER within an hour or so after the injury. Is it likely that the trauma would almost immediately after the injury elevate the levels in blood work? Is it likely to persist at same levels despite the fact that the inflammation from the injury/surgery has decreased from severe and persistent to very mild and intermittent.

I am in Spokane WA....good medical centers and such here. One of the main hubs for the inland NW states. My network isn't the greatest though....it is Multicare contracted with UHC. Mostly just PACs (which they can be great but ALOT of them very young and inexperienced) and few actual Drs.

For context: As for the other health issues/symptoms which started in January. Intermittent bouts of nausea, dizziness, fainting (once faint and twice near fainting), shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheadedness, fatigue, some surface numbness in the non-injured lower leg and palpitations. Awful family history with 6 heart attacks under age 58. SCD in four of them ages 39-58 (3 of which were in early 40s) and the other 2 had CAD, one death from stroke at 65. I am 61 with heart risk health history and occasional Tachycardia issues...stress related. So on a cardiac patch monitor presently. I don't know if symptoms could be cardiac or related to an underlying condition (infection/inflammation somewhere) or something else entirely causing the elevations like this in the bloodwork. It is all just too weird. Normally I have no notable health issue symptoms and very rarely (once every year or so) even catch a cold. Sometimes I go years w/o seeing a Dr. So, this is rather unsettling for me to have all this going on at once....lol.