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Originally Posted by bryanc
What do you mean by "full blood workup"? Specifically for Crohn's, or UC? Or just general screening blood work?
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My mother had ulcerative colitis for many years until 2005 when she had an ileostomy performed. She told me that they will screen for OC and Crohn's markers in the blood. I guess they are indicators similar to cholesterol??
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And have you ever had any screening tests before?
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I don't know of any physicians (up here anyways) that would order a CRP as a measure of cardiac risk--unless you were actively having chest pain. And even then, we rarely order it anymore, since there are so many things that can give you an elevated CRP.
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I'm sorry, I didn't fully clarify the reasoning behind this. My paternal grandfather (quadruple bypass, died from stroke and blood complications/disease), my father (quadruple bypass) and my maternal grandmother (valve replacement x 2) have all had cardiac related issues.
I'd like to have everything worked up so I can begin to tackle everything. Might be overkill, but I'd like to know just what I'm up against.