my doc said cholesterol is the main cardiovascular risk factor for people with ra, but i’m not so sure. i’ve been tracking my esr and crp, and they’re usually normal, even when my joints are messed up.
does anyone else have that experience? i’ve lost 4kg recently and my cholesterol is down, but i’m still worried about cardiovascular risk.
anyone have any insights?
i’d push back on “cholesterol is the main cardiovascular risk factor” when you’re already seeing normal esa forum but still feel bad. with mast cells, labs often don’t show the full picture of
have you looked at your apoB or LP(a) numbers?
seeing the disconnect between your ‘normal’ esr and crp and how your joints actually feel, that tracks with a lot of invisible conditions like fibromyalgia. doctors sometimes zero in on easy numbers like cholesterol for “main risk factor”
Same here, that disconnect is tricky.
when you say “even when my joints are messed up,” that’s the part that jumps out. ngl, i’ve seen enough lab work to know that “normal” on a couple markers doesn’t always tell