Cosentyx for psoriatic arthritis Fred's journey

[Fred]

There's no way to tell what causes the inflammation and no way to rule out another cause. Let's say you had some minor surgery and you didn't tell your doctor. He collects your CRP and well it's high. That must mean your PsA is active! There are lots of things things that can cause an elevated CRP. The test needs to be done in conjunction with others and a physical exam. And even with that it's hard to say definitely that the PsA is causing it. Not to mention there are drugs that reduce CRP levels without reducing disease.

I see your point Mata, thank you for the explanation. To be honest I don't fully understand blood results, but seeing it low works for me.  

Well done Fred! At least with a non-specific measure of inflammation you might guess that if it is at its lowest value then you probably wont have much inflammation going on.

Thank you Bill, I think the best indicator is how I feel. And I feel good. Also getting the lowest score I've ever had for Proteine C Reactive on paper helps with that good feeling as it acts as a conformation for me. (Not that I needed it, but it just feels good seeing good blood results whatever they mean)

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On that note: I don't understand blood results so it wouldn't be worth me doing it, but I think if we had a thread explaining the results in relation to psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and treatments it would be helpful to a lot of people.

*If anyone is up to making a Dummies Guide to blood results please let me know and we can look at making a sticky thread.