Blood test results

I'm still trying to get my head around the various blood test results and numbers, there are so many of them!

[AyrshireK]

Unfortunately no one on the forum is qualified to help you interpret blood test results, you really need to sit down with your doctor to discuss findings. The BLT page does have a page about liver tests which might help in the interim to understand what each of the tests is actually about. britishlivertrust.org.uk/in...

Katie

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That's great. Thank you for the link.

[Hidden]

Good afternoon GeordieTate,

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Trust9

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Thank you for your rey Yes, other members have already been very welcoming. I can confirm the that I have read the community guidelines.

[Splodge60]

I’ve produced my own chart to cover all the abnormal test results I have had since January 2019. There are 57!!!! In other words 57 blood test results in the last 15 months that fall lower or higher than the normal range of them using NHS scales and reports (and taking account of different lab ranges for my profile). It took me a long time to do it but it works better (for me) at giving me information about my health than the medics have!!! None of the results are duplicated either. If you are at home a lot nowadays, try and work on one for yourself. I cannot pass it onto the Forum for reasons such as:- It is not scientifically validated, for one, plus it only applies to my own specific abnormal results. None of them are for the same thing. I am not a medically trained researcher but I do have an historical background in working as a researcher in some universities. Everything I have learned I have done so by being proactively seeking the answers that I need for myself. I do not mind helping anyone but the BLT will come down on me like a ton of bricks if I were to circulate it in any way. An added dimension is that, despite all of us sharing some experiences, we are also unique in our stories, so what applies to me, would not necessarily be shared by you.

From a clinical point of view, I feel we do still need liver experts, even though their involvement with us is gradually diminishing..... Try it for yourselves. It takes away the concentration of your pain (and other things besides) and good luck. All you need is to pester your GP for your local results and the people at the hospitals too. Nowadays they have a legal obligation to enable us to have access to most of our medical records. xxxxx

[Bootandall in reply to Splodge60]

Splodge how wonderful you have done that! I am lucky my caregivers here in the states use My Chart, which essentially does the same thing, charts and graphs of just my own results.