Ok, I am going to give a tip again but I have some things to go over again. I am very worried.

I went to my oncologist/hematologist who drew blood for his tests and a cardiolgist I saw. As I said, my cholesterol levels all went down since last year and my liver enzyemes that were high are all normal. Last year my internist checked me out with an ekg and blood work and said my leg,ankle mostly swelling was from weight gain and I never felt comfortable with that. Now, I have a 5.8 crp. The cardiolgist I saw a couple of weeks ago did an ekg, normal and said it was just probably veins not working great, I am 59 years old but my mother had the vein problem and ended up with congestive heart failure in her mid 80's and died from that. I have no problem breathing when exercising etc. but my crp has been under l.0 until last year when it was 1.1. Now it is 5.8 bt the oncologist just said over the phone everything was ok but the crp was high. Friday, I got a copy of the results and when I saw 5.8 I was concerned and talked with you.

My husband died 2 months ago and am under tremendous stress. I also have had a hight RA factor (24) but have had x-rays and no bone degeneration. I have googled all of this and it says it could be from my arthritis which only flares occasionally.

Could this be from stress, the 5.8, should I be worried. I am having an echo, vein test and think stress test on Tuesday. But I do not understand why all of the previous yea5rs when I was under stress and had a 24 RA factor which is high, why all of a sudden, everything is normal, liver, hdl 110, ldl, 91, trig 131, why is my crp 5.8. I have no trouble breathing and my oncolgist who I see to make sure my mgus does not turn into myeloma, says the swelling in my ankles mostly and some calf is from lack of exercise. I used to be an athlete and the last t hree years have been so depressed that I have not done a lot of exercising but have done some lately and no breathing problems. Can the xanax I am on for anxiety over my husband's death and was on it for about a year before cause this, or the arthritis be causing this???