Why is my blood marker for inflammation (ESR) still high at 30 even though my uric acid levels have gone down while taking Febuday 40 mg, Lizolid 600 mg, and Indocap SR for the pain and swelling in my left big toe?
It is very common and completely normal for your ESR to remain slightly elevated at 30, even as your uric acid drops. While febuxostat (Febuday) is successfully lowering your uric acid and indomethacin (Indocap SR) is reducing pain, ESR is a slow-reacting marker. It measures systemic inflammation and often takes several weeks to trend down after a gout flare or any inflammation being treated by linezolid (Lizolid). Your body is simply in the healing phase. Please continue your prescribed treatment, and rest assured that this lag in your blood work is a very typical part of the recovery process.
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Why is my blood marker for inflammation (ESR) still high at 30 even though my uric acid levels have gone down while taking Febuday 40 mg, Lizolid 600 mg, and Indocap SR for the pain and swelling in my left big toe?