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[|Human|] My first sed-rte came back @ 46, the next 56, & yesterday 70. My Dr. did another one yesterday & Ill find out on Tues. I had severe headaches @ first, then  another Dr. did a bilateral temporal biopsy & found nothing, but the headache which I had for over a month is now gone. It was so bad they were giving me percoset which helped a little? They also found out I have ulcerative colitis, what does all this mean?
[|AI|]  Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, Raised ESR level is not a disease but an indication of an underlying chronic disorder. Associated headache raises possibility of temporal arthritis. Temporal arthritis is characterized by inflammation of vessel wall of temporal artery. Definitive diagnosis of temporal arthritis can be made after biopsy of the vessel wall. However, the biopsy is negative for evidence of temporal arthritis. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic autoimmune disorder which can also cause raised ESR.ESR responds to treatment of underlying disease. Thus, treatment for ulcerative colitis will improve the ESR levels. Thanks and take care Chat Doctor.