Immunoglobin Blood Test.

[dollcat]

Hello everyone. I had the Covid booster 2 weeks ago. I had an appointment booked for blood tests 4 days later. These were to rule in or out the cause of Osteopenia - low bone density mass.I now have Covid.

Nurse rang me with blood test results yesterday and said they were normal apart from the Immunoglobin one which should be at 2 but was 2.7. She said it was too scientific for her -- it certainly is for me ! --and that she would ask a GP what it means.

Nurse rang back later to say GP wants me to have Immunoglobin test repeated in 2 weeks.

I asked if it could be to do with Pernicious Anaemia which I have had for 36 years. I am 67 now. Nurse said the GP didn't mention it.

I wonder if the level was elevated either because of PA (we all know that GPs have little understanding of it) or because of the Covid vaccine itself or alternatively if I unknowingly had Covid when the blood tests were taken 🤔

Does anyone have scientific knowledge of Immunoglobin tests please ?

It takes 7 - 14 days I read for the vaccine to be effective so be careful out there !

Stay safe and well 🙏 everyone.

[Nackapan]

Sorry to hear you've covid 2 weeks after vaccination.Bad luck.

Hope it's not too severe.

I don't know about your raised level of immunoglobulin test result .

Good Gp rechecking

[dollcat in reply to Nackapan]

Thank you so much. Feeling dreadful. I had Covid once before but it wasn't this bad as I had had that vaccine months before. Yes GP is good. Stay safe and well 🙏

[FlipperTD]

Scientist, not medic.

Don't panic!

Immunoglobulins are the class of proteins that include antibodies, and they include IgM, IgG, IgE and IgA classes.

It's a test that's best repeated anyway, to see if there's a change in levels.

Our bodies respond to infections and inflammation by increasing amounts of Immunoglobulins, and as a test on its own it's only a starting point.

Good to see it's being repeated. Good luck.

[dollcat in reply to FlipperTD]

Thank you. Hopefully the next result will be normal 🙏 Stay safe and well 🙏

[FlipperTD in reply to dollcat]

👍😀

[Narwhal10]

Sorry to read dollcat,

I’m with FlipperTD.

So, an example is as a coeliac (no gluten) if I get accidentally exposed then my immunoglobulin, specifically, IgA goes up.

I also know about it by my symptoms, not just gastrointestinal, nerve pain, fatigue worsens blah, blah.

Hope you feel better soon. Snuggle up and watch nice programs or films.

😘

[dollcat in reply to Narwhal10]

Thank you. Yes hopefully the next result will be normal when this awful virus has gone. Yes snuggled up watching Netflix and reading 📚 Stay safe and well 🙏 😘

[Sleepybunny]

Hi,

Hope you get some answers and are being looked after well by your GP.

Link about testing immunoglobulins

labtestsonline.org.uk/tests...

Maybe PAS would know about connections between raised immunoglobulins and PA.

PAS (Pernicious Anaemia Society)

Based in Wales, UK.

pernicious-anaemia-society....

There is a helpline number that PAS members can ring.