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Posted 9/23/2021 1:02 PM (GMT 0)
Mine was around 1.5 a year and a half ago
It has gone up to around 6 today

The chart says anything over a 3 is a risk for a future cardiovascular event

I looked it up and it says when it is high it is a sign of acute inflammation or chronic illness

Is this related to lyme, bart, etc...could it be related to just getting the Pfizer vaccine?
I am currently doing DesBio for bartonella. When I was tested 1.5 years ago I was not undergoing treatment
My LLMD said I would feel worse before I feel better. So I am wondering if my CRP getting worse is along the same lines of once you start treatment...you will get worse before you get better?
Posted 9/23/2021 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
If the shot was recent another blood test in a couple weeks would probably be in order. I had blood work 3 days after the Pfizer shot. My white blood cell count was out of whack. It returned to normal.
Posted 9/23/2021 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
CRP is highly variable in chronic infectious diseases

conventional ID doctors will tell you things like you cannot have an infectious disease is you have a low CRP - but a quick review of the studies on pubmed for CRP levels with things like Bart - and it shows 50% of the time they are entirely normal.

but i think it can also be raised during herx - when many bodily functions will be off - and inflammation generally is raised

potentially also due to the vaccine - as that will cause an immune response of sorts also

as above - if concerned - best to have it tested again in a couple of weeks

6 is not that high - in acute diseases it can be 500 or more

C-reactive protein level (in milligrams per liter of blood) in adults What it means
Below 3.0 Normal
3.0 – 10.0 Slightly elevated, which may signify a variety of conditions such as pregnancy, the common cold, or gingivitis
10.0 – 100.0 Moderately elevated, which signifies infection or an inflammatory condition such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Crohn’s disease, or lupus
100.0 – 500.0 Elevated, which signifies infection, inflammation of the blood vessels, or major trauma
500.0 and above Severely elevated, which signifies severe bacterial infection

see
https://www.healthline.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis-crp-levels#normal-crp-levels
Posted 9/23/2021 6:38 PM (GMT 0)

Garzie said...
CRP is highly variable in chronic infectious diseases

conventional ID doctors will tell you things like you cannot have an infectious disease is you have a low CRP - but a quick review of the studies on pubmed for CRP levels with things like Bart - and it shows 50% of the time they are entirely normal.

but i think it can also be raised during herx - when many bodily functions will be off - and inflammation generally is raised

potentially also due to the vaccine - as that will cause an immune response of sorts also

as above - if concerned - best to have it tested again in a couple of weeks

6 is not that high - in acute diseases it can be 500 or more

C-reactive protein level (in milligrams per liter of blood) in adults What it means
Below 3.0 Normal
3.0 – 10.0 Slightly elevated, which may signify a variety of conditions such as pregnancy, the common cold, or gingivitis
10.0 – 100.0 Moderately elevated, which signifies infection or an inflammatory condition such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Crohn’s disease, or lupus
100.0 – 500.0 Elevated, which signifies infection, inflammation of the blood vessels, or major trauma
500.0 and above Severely elevated, which signifies severe bacterial infection

see
https://www.healthline.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis-crp-levels#normal-crp-levels


Thanks for the response. I cannot tell you how beneficial being a part of this community has been for my emotional well being.

The "chart" my doctor had basically led me to believe anything over a 3 should be a time to freak out

But then I starting looking into the archives of this forum...and reading where people went from 20s, to 40s, to 80s while undergoing treatment and herxing. So I feel better know that the elevation I am experiencing is due to my treatments. I am on the 7th vial of the 3rd box (1M) for the DesBio Bartonella kit. So I have had some herxing and some swollen lymph nodes. I started on a herbal lymphatic cleanse from AIM that has gotten my lymph nodes to go down. I just have to keep telling myself that "herxing" "detoxing" feeling "bleh" from time to time is all a part of the journey.
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