Alysia: I like this website for understanding tests. https://labtestsonline.org/understan.../crp/tab/test/
Birdie, I am so bummed that someone who qualifies for Veterans medical care has such a hard time getting it, but THAT line of thought will do no good for my blood pressure numbers! Anyway, my sympathies for your predicament, and I will weigh in (for what it's worth) because you don't have a doc to easily call or email.
CRP is def a number we watch for our daughter, but it is part of the bigger picture, much like ESR as said before. PR3, BUN / creatinine, HGB - for her those are the big dogs that we are very vigilant about. I think this is difficult too because it's different for every Weggie to some degree; for example, she has a blemish on her chin that makes me think yesterday's blood test will show increases over last month's, and yet "a blemish" seems to be an innocuous development, especially for a teen. But my point is that we know her & her numbers.
it seems entirely reasonable to think an increased CRP is no biggies if all else is stable and not doing an up-tick (even within normal ranges). And let me add good for you to be puzzling and tracking and asking. One reason I like this forum is that it seems to self-select Weggies who are empowered :-) Best wishes to you.
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