Experiences with

Blood tests

Hi. I'm would like to know how long it take for a diagnosis if you don't have anca in the blood test. I had skin problem but i wasn't able to get an appointement with my dermatologist in time to take a biopsie and she didn't want to take a look at the picture i took. Now i think it's affecting my lung

Over the course of several blood tests, extremely high prolactin levels were noticed (over 2200 when upper range value is usually around 400). My GP proposed a contrast MRI to take a look at my pituitary.

Physio suspects PMR and tells me to tell GP to run blood tests. Do you think this is possibly PMR? I have another autoimmune disease (microscopic colitis) which developed 2 years ago but I have been symptom free from that for a year. Thank you for any advice. I’m 51.

I hope it is okay to post this here; I just feel totally consumed by my pain at the moment, and lost, as well as alone, in the journey of figuring it out. It all started 7 years ago, when I was 18- a nagging sharp pain started at the top of my abdomen, between my ribs, which lasted a few days. One morning

Hi everyone...My periods cycle are irregular I get my periods in every 2 months.Last month I got my periods on 11th August. Today (6 sep) I experience spotting I took blood test hcg but it was negative. Is it very early to test hcg?? Should I repeat test after 10 days??

Hello allA few months ago I had a fibroscan, following a series of raised blood test levels. It took over 2 months to get the result but when it came, it was 49.8 (with suboptimal parameters). My ribs are close together and my liver is placed higher in my abdomen than usual. I was advised that the result

Hi. I am a 49 year old woman and have CKD all of my life. I was born with duplex kidneys and had them operated on at 2 weeks old. So without boring you all senseless, I’ve been happily getting by on a GEFR of 67 and this year after my annual blood test my GFR has dropped to 55, which takes me down to

Does anyone here have elevated serum bile acid levels and itchiness (pruritus)? This is normally associated with intrahepatic (obstetric) cholestasis in pregnant women and extrahepatic cholestasis where you have gallstones or blockage in the bile ducts. I had an MRCP which indicates that I don't have

So I think my question is: is it possible to have OK blood tests sometimes even if you do have Lupus? Do blood test results vary depending on flare ups? Or do I definitely not have Lupus?

Hello, I have been struggling with the usual taper flare.Yesterday I took a 8.00AM blood test before any sustenance, as recommend. As I suspected my Cortisol level was low. From a normal range of 8.0 -25 ug/dl my reading was 3.0. I have been tapering from 10mg Pred currently down to 6.5mg. I'm awaiting

Next week I was asked to come in for a second set of bloods and told over the phone that hepatology required 2 blood tests before they would accept the referral.

I am currently pregnant with my second child and noticed that since finding out I’m pregnant my health anxiety has bent though the roof. Particularly worrying about the health of my current child. I took her for a blood test a couple of weeks ago. Whilst there, 2 phlebotomists were taking her blood

Anyway a chest ray, ECG and blood tests later, and lots of waiting, they concluded it was an asthma flare up, and after a nebuliser, new inhaler and steroid treatment I've been released. The consultant mentioned my cholesterol has gone up since last summer, was 5.8 or so then and its now over 7.

I was in A and E for several hours and all they did was an ECG (checked my heartbeat) and some blood tests. These all came back normal. When I finally saw someone they told me that I was not experiencing anything that required emergency attention and that they could not help me.

Three weeks ago I completed whole pelvic salvage radiation. I was given a 6 month shot of leupron a month prior to the start of radiation. My dicipher is .76 My Gleason was 7a. My psa at start was .22 The leupron has been managable. My first blood test post radiation was <.04 I am 61yrs old.

I wouldnt be so concerned but ive had a lot of health problems with bowel polyps, back problems, numerous blood tests and i cant handle it. Has anyone elses recovery been all over the place? I just want to feel some kind of normal 😭😢

since you post regarding my cholesterol my Doctors rang need to discuss my blood test. 12months back I asked to try prevastatin attempted twice got no pain just bad anxiety research statesmost statins cause it apart from simvastatin as initially they can but like antidepressants bad for two weeks

Regular hospital appointment a couple of weeks back; feeling fine; gave a blood sample (always difficult getting blood from me, so not a comfortable experience. Left feeling quite chirpy only to get a call from the rheumatologist to say my inflammation markers were high so I needed to get my GP practice

[u][i]Alkaline Transaminase (ALT)[/i][/u] This is a blood test that is part of our liver panel. It is released predominantly by injured hepatocytes (cells of the liver), making it usually more prone to be seen in hepatitis. PBC is primarily a disease of the bile duct cells (biliary

Done lots of blood tests and all they said is that I'm immune to chciken pox , gave me a viral drug, upped my steroid cos they don't know about my hand rashes. They couldn't even ask a determatologist u know??