Low Platelet, WBC, Lymphocyte etc

[EllsBells591]

Good morning,

I was wondering whether it is normal for those of us with UAT/Hashimotos to have low counts on these things? Whenever I get a full test done they come back slightly low or borderline.

These are the ones I'm generally low or borderline on (since around 2012) :

Lymphocyte count - last result 0.84 10^9/L

Platelet count - lowest was 126 but it was 142 10^9/L last time

Total White Blood (this fluctuates from 3.2 to 5.4 10^9/L but is more often low)

and Mean Cell Haemoglobin level is always borderline high at 32 XE2pb or pg

My calcium is also always low - think I need to start supplementing again.

The doctors never seem bothered but they make a distracting red pattern on my spreadsheet 😅 and so was wondering whether it's just common for this condition?

TIA,

Ellie

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Essential to test folate, B12 and, as vegan full iron panel including ferritin at least once a year

Test vitamin D twice year

What are your most recent results

Higher than MCH reference range: 

High MCH is called hyperchromic anemia, a condition that can be caused by low folate or vitamin B12 levels

[EllsBells591 in reply to SlowDragon]

Vit D - 132 nmol/L

Ferratin - 117.0 ug/L

Folate - 16.60 nmol/L

B12 - 224 pmol/L

[EllsBells591 in reply to EllsBells591]

I do supplement but have been a bit hit and miss. Since starting to participate in this forum I've been much better. These results have been over the last 10+ years.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to EllsBells591]

suggest you retest now

What’s the range on B12 result.

Is it serum or active B12 test

Serum B12 good level is over 500

Active B12 over 70

[EllsBells591 in reply to SlowDragon]

I've ordered a kit but need to go 2 weeks without supplementing first so am waiting.

B12 range was 145 - 569 pmol/L (serum not active)

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to EllsBells591]

so B12 was very low

No point stopping B12

You do need to stop vitamin B complex 5-7 days before as biotin can falsely affect test results

endo.confex.com/endo/2016en...

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

In week before blood test, when you stop vitamin B complex, you might want to consider taking a separate methyl folate supplement and continue separate B12

[Eton]

I have had low white blood cells (neutrophils) and low platelets for many years. Was investigated by haematology some years ago but they concluded that this was just the way my blood was. I Also have auto immune thyroid disease. I suspect the 2 things are linked but when I underwent investigation for unusual bloods years ago I hadn’t been diagnosed as hypothyroid at that stage.

[EllsBells591 in reply to Eton]

Thank you for sharing, that’s good to know others are the same 👍🏻