Labs upon hospitalization

[Novice]

Just curious if anyone can remember their labs upon being admitted to the hospital.
I am just curious how bad i have to get before that type of intervention is made.

Dont get me wrong I dont want to be admitted, but I am exhausted and just wondering if im justified in feeling as though i want to give up trying to function daily and just stay in bed.

My most recent CRP was >80
my calprotectin was > 2,000
i was shown as vitamin deficient, low hemoglobin and high platelets etc.

This was before they stopped my 6mp meds, and I went 3 weeks before starting methotrexate. Been on the mtx for 2 doses now. Just exhausted and feeling guilt for having been sick for the past 8 months.

 

[Scipio]

The thing that got me admitted was a hemoglobin of 6.7. I was admitted for an emergency transfusion to treat the severe anemia.

Both your CRP and fecal calprotectin levels are elevated and indicate that you are suffering from inflammation. But I'm not sure they would admit you to the hospital based on inflammation alone, unless there was some treatment for it that could not be administered on an outpatient basis. And I don't know what that would be.

If what you really need is to rest in bed, is there some way you can take a few days off and do that at home? One thing I know for sure is that hospitals are not very restful places. They are noisy, busy places where they are constantly waking you up to ask you questions, draw your blood, give you medicine, and what not.

I find that the most restful place is in your own bed in your own home.

 

[Novice]

my past experience was always being hospitalized due to my bloods, probably to administer IV treatment, fluids, antibiotics steroids etc. so just curious why it has been different this time around. Again, like i said though I dont want to be admitted, but im not going to lie, it might help some family members take me a lil more seriously right now!
(one more small perk would be not having to walk the dog three times per day )

I havent taken any time off of work because my schedule is fairly flexible, i usually "work from home" fridays to have a long weekend to recoup. I only started this job like 7 months ago I dont want to use up all my sick time,which is stupid i know, this is probably when i need it most...

scipio thanks for your response, this has just been going on so long and im beginning to feel so low because i cannot see a light at the end of the tunnel yet. Thanks for listening and hearing me!

 

[Maya142]

What medications are you on - just the Methotrexate? Or are you also on a biologic?

I'm wondering if oral steroids might be an option to get you through this flare. Clearly, you're very inflamed - your tests show that.

If oral steroids don't work, then the next step would be IV steroids.

If you cannot eat or drink or keep yourself hydrated or are anemic or are in severe pain, then I'd go to the ER and they'll probably admit you sooner.

Since you've only had two doses of MTX so far, I'm guessing they're waiting for it to kick in. But if you're in really bad shape and can't wait that long (takes 6-8 weeks), steroids should be given to get you through this period.

 

[Novice]

What medications are you on - just the Methotrexate? Or are you also on a biologic?

I'm wondering if oral steroids might be an option to get you through this flare. Clearly, you're very inflamed - your tests show that.

If oral steroids don't work, then the next step would be IV steroids.

If you cannot eat or drink or keep yourself hydrated or are anemic or are in severe pain, then I'd go to the ER and they'll probably admit you sooner.

Since you've only had two doses of MTX so far, I'm guessing they're waiting for it to kick in. But if you're in really bad shape and can't wait that long (takes 6-8 weeks), steroids should be given to get you through this period.

Thanks Maya.
I'm on entyvio after becoming immune to remicade. I began entyvio in December but no relief yet..
I had been on steroids from August until about a month or two ago. They had put me on 6mp to try and get me off of the steroids but when I called the Dr telling him I felt bad and I was going to put myself back on them he referred me to another specialist GI who started the mtx and stopped the 6mp. My whole body is hurting I got a prescription of hydrocodone from my PCP to just sleep through the night I feel like a frail old person I walk hunched over and everything now lol
I'm just having a very low day maybe attributed by the mtx I took last night who knows. As far as food concerned I suck to plain soft foods