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PMR AND CRP QUESTION

Posted by marilyncarkner @marilyncarkner, Feb 1 5:58am

I have had PMR for 5 years with all the ups and downs that this disease brings .I have been on 5 mg am and 5 mg pm for the last 2 months doing as a slow taper . After this I will go from 5 mg am and 4 mg pm for another month My CRP has been anywhere from 10 to 30 during this 5 years. Ten months ago I started taking Methytrexate 25 mgs once a week. Yesterday my blood work showed a dramatic drop in my CRP from 18,15,9, over the past year to 1.3 yesterday I am not complaining just mystified in the sudden drop
Any thoughts?

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janetorcas | @janetorcas | 2 days ago
In reply to @wfroslansky "How often should CRP be tested? Something I have wondered about. I am about 6 month..." + (show)
@wfroslansky

How often should CRP be tested? Something I have wondered about. I am about 6 month on prednisone now just reduced to 5mg today. I got down to 5 once before but my symptoms flared up and I hiked back up to 8 and have crept back to 5. I am 65 try to stay active and noticeable stiffness in some fingers along with my leg muscles get too weak after a couple hours to keep dancing which is a central activity for me.

My last CRP a couple months back was 14.

Cheers to all us sufferers.

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My CRP is tested every 3 weeks

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