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I started talking Vitamin D, K2, and a multivitamin with large amounts of B12 in it in the month before my physical.

Also started both more frequent and higher altitude exercise in the last month or so with some of the higher altitude hiking becoming available.

I’ve stopped all the vitamins since, also was a bit dehydrated before the blood draw.

My PCP scheduled another test. Guessing it’s nothing but what does the internet think?

Hello,

I'm a female, 50 years old, started menopause 11/2021. I've never been on any HRT's. I'm 5'9" and 220lbs. I have never smoked or used drugs, and I haven't consumed alcohol since I was 25(don't like it). I'm currently taking Olmesartan 20mg/day(prescribed) for high BP. I also take Vitamin D and K2 daily(not prescribed). I had my labs done today and my doctor has referred me to hematology. I seem to always be slightly elevated with a few labs. I would appreciate an opinion as to what is so concerning. I'm also B- if that matters for blood type.

Current labs below. Pictures will show the data for previous draws back to 2016.

WBC 10.6

RBC 5.7

HGB 16.4

HCT 50.4

MCV 88.4

MCH 28.8

MCHC 32.5

RDW 12.3

PLATELETS 376

MPV 9.9

Thank you for any feedback.

These were my blood draw results and I’ve had to reach out to my PCPs office twice about the results. I was told that everything was fine, my ferritin is on the lower end but my PCP said the analogy that my “salt in the pan was fine (my iron in my blood) but my reserves were a little low (supply of salt in the pantry)” and that I only have 1/4 markers for iron deficiency. However, I showed my results to my partner’s mother who is a nurse and she was saying I should be on iron supplements.

I just don’t know what to think anymore. Should I try to go to a different physician? Or is my PCP correct? I’m just really tired of being exhausted and dizzy all the tjme.

I (31 F) finally saw my PCP in April after years of symptoms. Bloodwork returned with a positive ANA and positive for Anti-SSA among other thyroid related issues; I was told I had Sjogrens and was referred to a lackluster rheumatologist.

Finally saw this rheumatologist and he had more extensive panels done on me through Avise. My results came back but they said they would "go over diagnoses when I see him next month."

I decided to go pick up my results myself because I have an endocrinologist appointment next week, and my results have me confused.

Has anyone else experienced this before?

My ANA IgG (ELISA) test was a strong positive, but my ANA by HE-p2 (IFA) was negative... I thought both are usually positive. Under the Sjogrens category, my Anti-SSA/Ro52 IgG (ELFA) were also positive. My anti-thyroglobulin was "equivocal" which is probably due to the Synthroid I'm on.

I know no one is a doctor here, I'm still seeking medical help! I just am trying to understand if anyone else has had this.

Previous bloodwork indicated HIGH ACTH and HIGH morning coritsol as well as HIGH TSH; all else normal.

47M. There seems to be a trend of RBC going down slowly, B12 is going up, Vitamin D was low but now it's good (25-Hydroxy Vitamin - D got cut off, the low numbers are older and not shown), transferrin is a bit low, some of the other ones are a bit low but not horrible. B12 seems to be high but the lab dropped the high end of the range for some reason. I haven't seen a hematologist, none of my doctors see a problem here, in fact one said that low transferrin was a good thing.. All my liver/kidney tests are good so I don't think that could be a cause of low transferrin.

I had some relative with pernicious anemia, but I have high B12 so it's not that and I have other autoimmune diseases. The fatigue may be unrelated to the blood tests, it could be the other diseases or some new possible neurological diagnosis that I might get confirmation on sometime this decade/century. Symptom wise, I'm tired all the time, I fall asleep sometimes while sitting down, standing, talking, using tools, etc. Usually it's just half a second or so at a time. I also think I get a bit of shortness of breath while running/doing something intense (it's not terrible), but I don't do a lot of running anymore.

Edit: I forgot to add one more symptom. My fingernails/toe nails have gotten thinner and split often, length wise along the vertical ridges and my thumb nails are going somewhat concave. So far I've trimmed them before the split gets too far. Not quite as crazy as some of the photos I've seen online but it didn't used to look like that.

Can I get some context.
I had a positive? ANA in 2024, my doctor never reached back out to me afterwards. Fast forward to this year I go in for fibroadenoma and bring up the test results. She looked at it and immediately ordered an Ana positive panel and scheduled me with a rheumatologist. I took did the bloodwork last week and these were the results. Since the bloodwork I have felt my symptoms get worse ( severe fatigue, muscle and joint pain, swollen legs, sensitivity to the heat).

I’m not asking for a diagnosis I just want some more insight on the test results and what the are testing for/what questions should I ask my doc.

Also I have my rheumatology appointment in SEPTEMBER. And my pcp just canceled my appointment for today so I am trying to meet with another provider to ask questions.

Looking for some guidance as my normal GP left the practice and I am stuck with an awful doctor that doesn’t provide much help at the moment.

I had a physical with blood work back in November and my doctor said I was iron deficient. Started taking an iron pill (which has b12 and vit c) every other day since then and just went back to the doctor last week because I am bruising easily and feel dizzy sometimes along with some tingling. My iron serum and iron saturation are even lower than November.

Would iron infusions help? I have GERD and gastritis which I know makes it harder to absorb vitamins.

These are the results of my recent blood work. I’m currently very symptomatic, light headed, palpitations, etc.

I had an iron infusion approx 11 months ago, in that time my MCH and MCV have never reached normal levels.

I take medication to slow periods, I’ve had tests for internal bleeding and found no answers. From what I can tell, this test confirms that my body just doesn’t know how to get the iron into my blood.

I also have EDS if that has any relation to anything. I’m absolutely at my wits end with feeling rubbish and not finding any ways to improve my iron.

My doctor has not gone over my labs yet and im freaking out because of all these red markers. Im 34/F Can anyone give some insight? Thank you

36f relatively healthy. This is my progression of my HGB starting in February, next picture is March, then July 2nd (right before a minor procedure, then July 5 (few days after a procedure).

So recently my HGB has been borderline low and dips down every now and then. I recently got a new doctor who noticed it was low for something else(same hospital system diff department) and said if it comes back low again she’ll order more tests. Well it came back in normal range in March so she didn’t order more testing. Well I recently had minor procedure less than a week ago and they took labs before it and my HGB and RBC dropped again. I ended up getting a bad UTI from them inserting a foley and had to go back into the hospital and they took more labs yesterday, my HGB is normal but my RBC is down.

My procedure was a vein embolization. Literally zero bleeding and everything went normal with that. They don’t even give stitches for the entrance point.

I’m just wondering why my body is having a hard time with iron and stuff lately. It’s always been normal.

I did find out my vitamin D was 13ng/mL, so that was too low and I started a high dose supplementation once a week. That was at my yearly check up in March when all my other labs came back normal.

The only other time my HGB and RBC was low was during pregnancy.

I don’t think my docs are looking at the overall trends and I’m wondering if there’s something they’ve missed. I know I could possibly have some sort of eating disorder as well at this point and I had an spirometer test this past week that I couldn’t finish, unfortunately I just didn’t feel well enough to. I started out 10 months ago weighing in about 200lbs and my last weight in I was down to 157lbs. Most of the time I feel fatigued and out of breath but not sure how to explain it. Some visual changes as well (already saw a doc and even got updated glasses)

I had wisdom teeth removed a month ago and before that my resting heart rate was sitting at 100 or so and I was almost constantly running a low grade fever. My blood pressure was higher then now as well. Since removal my pulse sits around 63 minus during my test when it shot up a bit. So I suspect getting them removed helped some but I’m not sure is the healing process is contributing to my on going symptoms or if something’s been missed.

They’ve ran some other tests as well I think and I’ve had a few chest X-rays and ct scans. So at this point my heart been cleared.

Not looking for a diagnosis just ideas cause I’m at my wits end at this point.

I can tell a lot of the time when my potassium falls out of range but I know it tends to stay at the borderline of normal.

The two weeks after wisdom teeth removal I did feel like I was getting stronger and was taking a lot of ibuprofen so maybe it’s a inflammation thing but when I mention it to doctors they never seem able to give me a straight answer.

26 yo female, 3 months postpartum. Diagnosis of endometriosis and recurrent ovarian cysts, low ferritin (my whole life). I take nothing. Mostly Whole Foods, homemade diet with no actual restrictions.

I went in for a hysterectomy 2 days ago and these were my labs. Surgeon had them checked 3 times. Has no idea why they are so off. Went into surgery with the idea that we will keep blood on hand but stop the second anything goes wrong - nothing did and surgery was completed with no issues. I have to check in with a PCP to search for underlying causes but I don’t have one, so it will be a few weeks.

Only “symptoms” are random severe bruises, severely dry and peeling skin, hair loss, constipation. All of which could just be a postpartum thing… so idk!

F, 15, 170cm, 92kg (13kg lost since early may), non smoker, i only have psychological conditions that i'm aware of rn, nothing else.

my blood test but i did end up translating some screenshots because it wasn't in english..

hi! i got blood work done a few months back but every time i go to the doctors its really busy, so no doctor has really explained much about my results. i was wondering if anyone could take a look and tell me if anything stands out or if something might be wrong?

my symptoms are fatigue, depression, anxiety, and getting dizzy whenever i stand up. i lose my vision for a few seconds after standing, even if i dont get up fast i also get frequent headaches, usually around my eyelids? even the most simple things become exhausting after just a few minutes, and my whole body feels like its aching.

as for my medical history, my mom has thalassemia, and there's a family history of diabetes.

i also don't go outside much, and my diet is pretty inconsistent, so i'm probably not getting all the nutrients i need.

if there's any other information that would help i can say it, thank you, please be kind:)

These labs are from January to

Now and ive had 7 transfusions before the latest results which are the 1st picture. Why is my anemia not getting better and seeming worse actually

Ferretin is now an 9 from a 13 originally as well.