Blood test results. Help please.

[Horsey07]

After two days of chasing round in ever decreasing circles I've finally managed to obtain a copy of my last blood test results. As you all suspected, the only thyroid test was TSH. These bloods were taken at 1:40pm after breakfast, coffee, and lunch. No one mentioned needing to have them taken first thing or fasting so I imagine they're not very accurate. I've ordered a Blue Horizon testing kit and hope to have the results of that next week, but any thoughts or advice in the meantime would be appreciated.I have another telephone appointment with my GP tomorrow lunchtime so if anyone has time to reply before then I'd be incredibly grateful.

Date Description Value Units Range

01-Jul-2021 Anti-nuclear factor - (MT18651) - Normal - no action

Anti-nuclear factor

Weak Positive

Weak Positive ANA seen in up to 20% of normal

population with increasing prevalence with age.

Assayed at:

Immunology, Russells Hall Hospital

01-Jul-2021 Protein electrophoresis - (CK18651) - Normal - no action

No abnormal band detected.

Myeloma screen: immunoglobulins, serum free light

chains and protein electrophoresis

01-Jul-2021 Serum TSH level - (pp18651) - Normal - no action 2.3 miu/L 0.30 - 4.20miu/L

01-Jul-2021 Liver function test - (pp18651) - Normal - no action

Serum total protein 65 g/L 60.00 - 80.00g/L

Serum albumin 46 g/L 35.00 - 50.00g/L

Serum ALT level 21 iu/L 0.00 - 40.00iu/L

Serum alkaline phosphatase 80 iu/L 30.00 - 130.00iu/L

Serum total bilirubin level 7 umol/L 0.00 - 21.00umol/L

Serum globulin 19 g/L 18.00 - 36.00g/L

01-Jul-2021 Renal profile - (pp18651) - Normal - no action

Serum sodium 142 mmol/L 133.00 - 146.00mmol/L

Serum potassium 4.1 mmol/L 3.50 - 5.30mmol/L

Serum creatinine 76 umol/L 44.00 - 80.00umol/L

eGFRcreat (CKD-EPI)/1.73 m*2 72 mL/min >60.00mL/min

Check urine ACR and for dipstick haematuria.

If haematuria / proteinuria, or if there is a

strong suspicion of CKD, refer to trust pathway on

the intranet. Multiply by 1.159 if patient is

African-Caribbean. NOT validated for use in Acute

Kidney Injury, pregnancy, grossly oedematous

states, amputees or malnourished people.

01-Jul-2021 Serum C reactive protein level - (pp18651) - Normal - no action 3 mg/L 0.00 - 10.00mg/L

01-Jul-2021 Serum creatine kinase level - (pp18651) - Normal - no action 112 u/L 25.00 - 200.00u/L

01-Jul-2021 Differential white cell count - (pp18651) - Normal - no action

Neutrophil count 3.2 10*9/L 1.90 - 7.5010*9/L

Lymphocyte count 1.3 10*9/L 1.00 - 4.0010*9/L

Monocyte count 0.5 10*9/L 0.20 - 1.0010*9/L

Eosinophil count 0.4 10*9/L 0.00 - 0.4010*9/L

Basophil count 0.1 10*9/L 0.00 - 0.1010*9/L

01-Jul-2021 Full blood count - FBC - (pp18651) - Normal - no action

Haemoglobin estimation 133 g/L 115.00 - 164.00g/L

Total white cell count 5.5 10*9/L 4.00 - 11.0010*9/L

Platelet count 236 10*9/L 150.00 - 400.0010*9/L

Red blood cell (RBC) count 4.62 10*12/L 3.90 - 5.6010*12/L

Haematocrit 0.397 0.36 - 0.47

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 85.9 fl 78.00 - 96.00fl

Mean corpusc. haemoglobin(MCH) 28.7 pg 28.00 - 34.00pg

Mean corpusc. Hb. conc. (MCHC) 334 g/L 320.00 - 360.00g/L

01-Jul-2021 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - (pp18651) - Normal - no action 16 mm/h 1.00 - 20.00mm/h

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Just TSH is completely inadequate

Private test

Make sure you have stopped all supplements that contain biotin a week before all blood tests

Only do test early Monday or Tuesday morning and then post back via tracked postal service

Come back with new post once you get results

No test results here for B12, folate, ferritin and vitamin D

Is GP aware you are vegetarian

[Horsey07 in reply to SlowDragon]

I’ve only actually seen my GP once since we registered with the practice last year. That was when she referred me to a dermatologist. The preference seems to be for phone consultations, which is all I have today again. All she knows about me is what’s in my medical records; it was only when I made a bit of a fuss about never being asked about symptoms other than my itchy skin and scalp that she organised the blood tests.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Horsey07]

Come back with new post once you get full thyroid and vitamin testing results

[Horsey07 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you, SlowDragon, I will.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

MCH is right at bottom of range

healthline.com/health/mch#l...

Suggests you might find ferritin low on Blue horizon test

Extremely common as vegetarian to have low iron/ferritin