blood

[fondest]

my husband has pain in his chest, shoulder ,neck and numbness down left arm. he has had numerous blood tests done and one of them is crp and they have found high protein in his blood, his own gp wont tell me any more as he is under a consultant he has got to have a mri and brain scan next week and then wait for the consultant to make a further appointment,does anyone know anything about protein in your blood thanks

[bednobs]

high crp is indicative of inflammation, for example infection or inflammatory disorders

[sqad617]

There are normal proteins in the blood and abnormal proteins.

Has you husband got a high level of normal proteins or the prescence of abnormal proteins?

CRP (C Reactive Protein) if raised is an indication of the likelihood of heart disease.

Sketchy, but best I can do.

[sqad617]

p.s fondest......I should have said heart disease AND stroke, that is why he is having a Brain MRI to exclude a vascular problem.

[fondest]

thanks for your answers everyone, squad617 you said about heart disease he did have an ecg and said it was normal and went on treadmill which was normal,i was thinking it could be his heart as he smokes about 25 ciggarettes a day, and when he gets the pain really bad he gets clammy and vomits. his gp said that they were high level protein.his brother died 3 years ago of heart attack sudden he was 45 my husband is 54.he is having his scans on 19th may then i have to wait for consultant to make appointment, i am worried, would his gp tell me more if i went back to see him.

[sqad617]

OK.....CPR is an indicator of probable FUTURE heart disease, even if the ECG and Stress ECG are normal.

As I have said the MRI of his brain is looking for a vascular problem to explain the numbness in his left arm.

Yes, if you returned to your GP he would answer questions, but of course without the MRI scan he would be at a loss.

[fondest]

my husband has had his mri and brain scan which were normal, i went back to his gp to find out about his blood and he told me his crp blood test was 19 which was ok but i dont know what it supposed to be,does anyone know.going to see his consultant in 2 weeks thanks