What are your labs?
What does it mean when my inflammation markers are off the charts, but I FEEL fineAge: 44 Weight: 185 Location of issue: Blood, I guess? Duration? Approx 24 years at this point.So...about 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with RA. The kind that doesn't show up as RA on blood tests, but I have all the symptoms and my inflammation markers are off the charts, so it HAS to be RA based on ruling everything else out, right? That was my doctor's determination.I'm seeing a new doctor next month...one who is in the same practice as my current doctor (who I'm dumping) and the same specialty (rheumatology) as my current doctor. I had a zoom call with New Doctor recently and she was like, "Why the fuck are your inflammation levels TOO DAMN HIGH when you've been on two different medications for a long ass time now (4 years on sulfasalazine and approx 2 1/2 years on hydroxychloriquine in combination with the sulfasalazine)? You DO take them as prescribed, right?" which I totally do.So what does that MEAN? Does it mean my RA is still causing problems even though I feel physically fine most of the time? Does it mean I need to change drugs?I don't have any joint swelling, just occasional pain when I have a flare up. I had no idea (at least not until New Doctor looked at my old blood work results) that my inflammation markers were still off the damn charts even after several years of being on medication to fix that shit.