Am I stiil anaemic ?

[greengrass100]

Please could somebody take a look at my recent results please and tell my if I'm still anaemic. Thanks.

Total white blood count 5.6 10*9/L [4.0 - 10.0]

Haemoglobin concentration 125 g/L [120.0 - 160.0]

Platelet count - observation 270 10*9/L [150.0 - 450.0]

Mean cell volume 93.9 fL [77.0 - 101.0]

Red blood cell count 3.74 10*12/L [3.8 - 5.2]

Below low reference limit

Haematocrit 0.351 [0.36 - 0.47]

Below low reference limit

Mean cell haemoglobin level 33.4 pg [27.0 - 32.0]

Above high reference limit

Red blood cell distribution width 13.0 % [10.9 - 15.1]

Neutrophil count 3.1 10*9/L [2.0 - 7.0]

Lymphocyte count 1.6 10*9/L [1.0 - 3.0]

Monocyte count - observation 0.7 10*9/L [0.2 - 1.0]

Eosinophil count - observation 0.1 10*9/L [0.0 - 0.5]

Basophil count 0.1 10*9/L [0.0 - 0.1]

[Seth12345]

I'm not a doctor nor a hematologist, but some of your values look outside of range limits. Can you get a hematologist to review this?

[wedgewood]

Think I should point out that Pernicious Anaemia id not connected to Anaemia that is a result of low iron in the blood . Pernicious Anaemia is an auto-immune condition that results in low vitamin B12 . Pernicious indicates that it can be fatal if not treated with injections of vitamin B12 . So we are more knowledgeable on P.A. . Best wishes .

[FlipperTD]

The 'scientist's view' and it might get a bit dull: No, these results don't indicate anaemia at present. The Haemoglobin level is in the reference range; the RDW is too, so it's probably stable.

The fact that some of the figures quoted fall outside the reference range isn't too alarming; they're borderline. The quoted reference ranges will almost certainly cover 95% of the 'normal population' which means that 5% of the 'normal population' will lie outside these ranges.

Likewise, the more things we measure, the more likelihood that some of the values will fall outside the reference ranges. [Modern haematology analysers can report huge numbers of figures, but interpreting them can be confusing.]

It might be more useful for you to compare 'now' with 'previous' and see what's changed, as you seem to indicate you've been anaemic in the past. Treatment for any established deficiency anaemia will result in a rise in the RDW in response to the treatment. Then this will fall as the treatment progresses and you recover. The changes are initially quite large, but as tretment progresses these changes tail off. As always, if you're concerned then you should speak to your doctor; that's what they're there for!

Good luck.

[greengrass100]

Thank you so very much for taking the time to help. My regular self injections of B12 are obviously improving my health.