Should my son get blood panel with a cold?

[BoyMama2000]

I am scheduled to bring my son in tomorrow morning to get an inflammatory bowel blood panel done along with another SED rate and CRP. The last 2 were normal back in July. He has a small nose cold that started yesterday. Should I wait? Will the test show inflammation because of the cold?

Thanks.

 

[beth]

Better to get the tests done. We're always fighting something or other so unless the blood draw will be dangerous just go for it.

 

[Dexky]

Will the GI still do the bloods? Make sure he/she knows in advance. I wouldn't think it's uncommon.

 

[DustyKat]

I wouldn't wait. The chances of a slight cold affecting the numbers would be very slim but just get them to make a note of it.

Matt recently had bloods drawn for inflammatory markers and he had a cold, when we got the results the numbers were fine.

Dusty. xxx

 

[jordan29]

Hi boymama did they do your sons bloods hope everything went ok if they did xxx

 

[BoyMama2000]

The doctor did not want him to get them done until he was over the cold for a week. At this point, we will probably just wait until his colonoscopy since we could do it this Wednesday which is only 6 days before the colonoscopy.

Since his case is a little unusual, I think she really wants to be able to trust the results.

Thanks for all of your input!