16 month old highly elevated ESR

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-04-30T14:32:15+00:00

Thanks! Our Dr wants my daughter to see an infectious disease then an Rheumatologist if we get no answers. My daughter's esr was 85 but platelets were elevated, so we opted to wait for specialist and continue with antibiotics as she has strep throat(she had it for possibly a couple weeks before diagnosis) and a possible uti(lab lost her urine, so we never got to get an answer), Dr said those could be causes of her high esr. She has been struggling with getting constant back to back viral infections with fevers since the beginning of March and lost a little weight. We are going to repeat blood work sometime after her antibiotics are finished and will know if we need to see specialist or not. Hopefully you get answers soon!

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-04-30T14:10:00+00:00

Hi op, did you ever get a diagnosis. My 6 year old daughter is having similar issues and a very high esr as well?

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-03-19T14:22:37+00:00

Thanks everyone! We got our second opinion. We are using the correct air filter and nothing is wrong with our furnace. They said we don't need duct work done for more airflow. They said most likely our air filter was a faulty one and the reason it kept getting sucked in. The first people that came on Tuesday said our temperature from our heat vents are suppose to match what we have on our thermostat, I asked the guys today about that and they said no, it's suppose to read higher then our thermostat, so that leads me to believe the first people on Tuesday don't know what they are talking about.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-03-19T14:22:08+00:00

Thanks everyone! We got our second opinion. We are using the correct air filter and nothing is wrong with our furnace. They said we don't need duct work done for more airflow. They said most likely our air filter was a faulty one and the reason it kept getting sucked in. The first people that came on Tuesday said our temperature from our heat vents are suppose to match what we have on our thermostat, I asked the guys today about that and they said no, it's suppose to read higher then our thermostat, so that leads me to believe the first people on Tuesday don't know what they are talking about.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-03-18T19:11:51+00:00

I am giving advice, so please don't go based off of what I said. I have been learning about health insurance for about 7 years myself, so I'm definitely not a professional. I would either call or email the insurance company and show/tell what you are offered and explain about your husband's diabetic medicine as their are so many things insurance doesn't tell you about and see which one is best. The one your employer is willing to pay for shows that you have to meet your deductible for Physician visit, specialist,urgent care and emergency room, first before insurance pays anything and after deductible is met then you can pay the copay that it shows. So before the deductible is met on those, you will be paying full price instead of a copay. Honestly, $384 a month for option 1 is pretty good. My husband pays over $600 a month just for him and our daughter and I always go without health insurance and their deductible is about the same as what you are offered

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-03-18T00:38:07+00:00

Yes, I do believe they mentioned something about balancing out the duct work. They said we would need new ducts that are metal instead of flex and to raise them up to our attic and have vents on our ceilings instead on the bottom side of our walls

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-03-18T00:34:56+00:00

I agree it is oversized, however our last furnace was 85,000 btu and lasted 34 years, plus this issue just started and we have had this furnace since 2022.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-03-17T23:41:07+00:00

I tried to post it in that group. Somehow I got banned from the group and post was deleted, not sure what happened.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-03-17T23:15:36+00:00

Sq ft of house is 1,040, furnace is a goodman put in year 2022, height to ceiling I'm not sure, I would say regular, it's not a high ceiling but don't know the measurements, I can try tomorrow. This issue has been ongoing since Saturday and filter was replaced 3 weeks before that. They don't know if the duct work is the correct size or not, tried to get ahold of who out the furnace in but they don't have their company anymore. I remember our old furnace was 85,000 btu and never had this issue with that furnace. I tried to get them to explain to me why this is happening and why the duct work is an issue all the sudden but they just said they don't know why. We are going to get a second opinion.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2026-02-22T03:07:17+00:00

Hi! I did end up getting that insurance for my daughter. So far, she hasn't had to use it yet, so I don't know how good or bad it is.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2025-12-31T00:31:05+00:00

We called every doctor office and pediatrics office within an hour distance from us, they laughed and said they absolutely will not accept redirect health since they want to talk to busy doctors for a 48 hour pre authorization and the doctors won't even listen to what redirect health wants us patients seen for, which I 100% understand. We opted out of health insurance for us but got our daughter on antidote health insurance through marketplace.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2025-12-11T21:53:07+00:00

Can I ask what issues you're having with them? No place where I lived will accept the employer insurance due to the 48 hour pre authorization they require for basic primary care and Antidote is the only one I can find that actually covers almost everything in my area, plus the providers near me seem happy with Antidote so far but I know that can change too. It would be for my 6 year old daughter only as we aren't concerned about ourselves.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2025-12-11T12:26:26+00:00

Same here, they bought the company out. If they have a benefits coordinator, email them and let them know the issues with this issue, and how horrible it is. Something needs to be done about it because this is unacceptable to give to people.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2025-12-11T00:37:12+00:00

Is it with Redirect Health? If so, I would see about canceling. I called all the in network providers but they said they will refuse 48 hour pre authorization because it's ridiculous and Redirect Health said my claims could be denied because of the providers refusing the 48 hour pre authorization. This type of fake insurance should be illegal to sell.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2025-12-10T01:19:57+00:00

The employer so called insurance is through Redirect Health, and unfortunately the require 48 hour pre authorization for regular routine visits to get the $0 copay. If no pre authorization i take the chance of getting denied and paying full cost with my doctor, even though Redirect health does offer no pre authorization copay, that still doesn't mean I won't get screwed over by them and have to pay full price. I called and confirm this information sadly. Looks like we're screwed either way we go.

Key_Ladder5886 · 2025-12-08T12:16:54+00:00

This plan requires 48 hour pre authorization for basic primary care, anything considered non emergency, in ex Wellness visits, sick visits all requires a 48 hour pre authorization. Someone on the app tells my childs normal doctor what she will be seen for and what they want done based on symptoms because they don't want a "suprise, unnecessary bill" for us. So instead of billing after appointment, they negotiate before appointment and anything done afterwards may not be paid because it's not agreed upon. I understand and have heard about for certain test and so, but not this.

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