Early diagnosis of Leukaemia / blood cancers

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[Holly333]

Hello, l wonder if anyone knows if cherry angiomas/petechia dots all over the body have any relevance to blood cancers. I'm 55, went through menopause 2 years agoall ok but I've been really unwell for 8 years, extreme exhaustion, fatigue, vomiting, feeling weak, headaches etc. I gave my brother a kidney 10 years ago and at that time l was in really good health and felt great but seem to have gone downhill from there. I eventually got diagnosed as having Hashimoto Thyroiditus, although l had to pay for my own tests to get there as Dr was treating me for all the individual symptoms..,e.g. Migraines etc. Thyroid is under control now and antibodies down.

However, I still feel so ill, sweats headaches, horrendous days of vomiting every 4-6 weeks but my last lot of bloods came back all ok except very high levels of unexplained B12 which my doctor is puzzled by and wants to retest. When pushed she said as l don't eat red meat and not taking supplemts with B12 in she'll recheck in 6 weeks as it would be good to rule out blood cancers as l also have lots of these dots all over my body.

Has anyone else Had these dots everywhere and very high B12 as something that's seen as pre markers for blood cancers being diagnosed ?

I'd be glad of any info as lm trying to find a rational explanation for the dots and high B12.

Thankyou, Holly