I have been to my doctor today for a check up, got a copy of blood results but double dutch to me, can anybody help please.
I could not have wished for a better doctor, she understoodpolymyalgia, and gian t cell arteritis, she disscuessed this with me as for a week i have had slight pains in my head, all day today, checked my ears and throat and my temple as the pain has been there, she was great.
My vit d was very low so eight weeks of tablets to take, i had to go to the nurse for my bloods doing again, and she will get in touch if need too.
She wants to see me agin in 2 weeks, and if any problems in the mean time i have to go see her.
She thought the weight loss was due to my loss of apetite, but keeping a check on that.
She asked if i had reduced but i told her no, as the pain is still in my neck and she said good, do it as you see fit, i was surprissed as i was armed with papers, but she went through them one by one with me.
I'm so happy for you that you have found a knowledgable, caring Dr. They are worth their weight in gold. Now you can relax a bit with the peace of mind knowing that you have her to rely on to help you when you need it.
they have done full blood count,urea and electrolytes,erythrococyte sedimentation rate,serum amylase level, serum c reactive protein level, here goes hope i do it right.
lymphocyte count(42m) below range 1.18 10*9/L (1.5-4.0)
Neutropphil count (42J) above range range 7.58 10*9/L (2.0-7.5)
Margaret, did you get a printout of your blood test results? I find this really useful, just ask the surgery receptionist. Once you get used to the figures you can then check how things are going. I have heard that around fifty per cent of the UK population are vit D deficient. What was your reading? Mine was 26, it has now gone up with supplements.
Pred and PMR change your white cell counts - PMR increases the neutrophils but yoursios barely above the range. I think pred reduces lymphocytes - again this isn't dramatically below range. Full blood count is to check for a lot of things but this isn't showing leukaemia or other nasty things. Don't worry!
Margaret don't put yourself down - it really is hard to find your way round this jungle that we seem to have landed in!
I always look at ESR and CPR as they are the only two that I can make sense of really - I think that they are two that give that give the best picture of how you are doing.
Well yes, Janet, CPR would, I guess, "give the best picture of how you are doing".....or not as the case may be. Love it, and it gave me my first giggle of the day!
I was just talking about any blood test results. As others have said ESR (usually should be below 20 but as you get older it could be a bit higher, mine started at 127) and CRP (should be around 0-5, mine started at 123!) these are the two tests people usually have for checking inflamation levels for PMR, although I have had several other tests off and on too, but always ESR and CRP. I think I have had fourteen so far, so a big envelope of test results.
I certainly agree with what others say--your doctor sounds wonderful. Maybe next visit she can help you determine what to look for when you get test results.
Margaret the numbers in brackets eg lymphocyte count (1.5-4.0) are the average that you would expect people to have so if you are in that range or around the edge things should be OK, you have 1.18 for lymphocyte count. They have actually printed for you BELOW RANGE which is nice. I just get an asterisk if outside the range. The figures you should be looking for are Enthrocite Sedementation Rate - ESR and C- reactive protein levels - CRP which you mention.
Thank you Diana yes she was lovely, and hopefully she will stay like this,i did feel unhappy about going armed with the paper work, but she only questioned why did i ask about the vitimins etc, and i said i was on this site, she said oh thats good for you, then at the bottom it said asked for bloods and she just said the recepitionist will get you them, i could talk about John a little to her as well, you all have been very kind to this newbie, and through this i am trying not to panic at the least little thing, she wants me to go on SSRI antidepressants but i dont want to, have you any thoughts on this please.
Hi Ptolemy, i have had another look and my vit D reading is not on this blood test, i cannot understand the other doctor not seeing this and doing anything about it, but i am going to make sure from now on that i can ask as many questions as i can without them thinking bad about me, as i know some doctors get really funny being questioned.
I hope so, its just with being new i dont know what i should be asking about , but i am going to make a list again, and keep reading what you ladies say on this forum for information. She even showed me excersises to do for the cramp, and said tonic water(not slim line) might help