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In reply to the discussion: CNBC: Moderna vaccine side effect: rheumatoid arthritis [View all]LeftInTX
(34,013 posts)But RA is kinda sneaky....It isn't black or white....
Diagnosed via sed rates....which can come and go...the participant may have had high sed rates in the past that weren't picked up on office visits (Because not every healthy person in America has labs drawn with sed rates twice a year!) I don't remember having a sed rate done until I started seeing a rheumatologist.
Just a generic article I found...I don't know how reliable this source is, but doesn't make mention of sed rate in routine lab work.
(The participant or participants probably had sed rates done prior to the vaccine as part of the study and they were probably normal, but RA and all autoimmune stuff are kinda weird..so a normal sed rate in August 2020 does not mean someone did not have an abnormal sed rate a year ago)
https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/understanding-10-common-blood-tests-in-aging/