Got the blood results and showed them to the doc.
HLA B27 is negative.
The other reports that are not good are:
CRP : 17.0 g/L (less than 10.0 is negative, more is positive)
ESR (Westergren Method) :
After one hour : 18 mm (normal range is 1 to 7 mm)
After two hours: 32 mm (normal range is 7 to 15 mm)
Haemoglobin : 11.3 gm% (normal range is 13.5 to 17.0 gm%)
RBC count : 3.68 mill./c.mm (normal range is 4.6 to 6.2 mill./c.mm)
Rest all, including Liver and Renal function test, are all OK.
The doc said its Spondyloarthropathy, and prescribed meds for 10 days: Sulfasalazine, along with Naproxen and Famotidine. Napro is an NSAID, and I don't have any real pain so I'm not going to take it, and Famotidine is an antacid so I'm not taking that either. But maybe Napro is also necessary along with Sulfasalazine? I forgot to tell him I'm taking Propranolol 40 mg daily; will have to call and ask, though a net search doesn't show any serious drug interactions.
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