My blood work result came back with a sed rate of 120 which explains the painfullower leg nodules and bruising. I got my first cortisone shot and WOW! What a miracle relief that gave me. 2 weeks after the shot I had another blood test and this time the result came back with a sed rate of 44 which is a big improvement.

I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at age 13. My sed rates were generally over 100 for many years. Now I am 47, and the disease has never been in remission. I am learning to persevere. Once when I was having frequent blood tests and also seeing a counselor, my sed rate dropped 40 points after talking and crying for a while. Getting emotions out may help. My sed rate is 3 today. I am eating well.

My SED rate was 22. I take 800 mg of ibuprofen a day and 50 mg Tramadol HCL, I don't know these affect my SED rate since at least one is an anti-inflammatory.

I have Sjogren's syndrome. My SED rate on 10/25/12 was 87. My doctor put me on Plaquenil. After taking it for 3 months the side effects were so severe I had to stop taking.

I had a fever of 101-103 degrees for about two weeks along with extreme eye and throat pain. One night, I had muscle pain and stiffness. After the fever came the head and temple pain. My sed rate was as high as 70. I am African American.

My sed rate in May was 23 and is now 38. I have had sciatica for more than a year. I have had four steroid injections in my spine since May.

My sed rate is 70. I have RA.

My sed rate is 33, and I am 80 years old.

My doctor ordered a sedimentation rate checking on Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Result was 51.

I had a sedimentation rate of 116. I was diagnosed with temporal arteritis.

My sedimentation rate is 36.00 mm/h.

My sedimentation rate is 38 and my CRP is 1.55. I have psoriatic arthritis and have been on Enbrel and Methotrexate for several years. I also take vitamin D.