<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Nina, Thanks for the encouragement for newcomers. Your comments were very useful to me, as I have had similar experiences with doctors dismissing bloodtests that were not okay in some of the same areas. I will be interested to see what the results are in the months ahead. Has anyone had an elevated sed rate with CD? Thanks again, Nina. I think just about anything would be worth getting over the agony life has become. Thea Hardy [log in to unmask] Corvallis, Oregon