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Re: ?? About blood counts

From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:44:06 -0500 (CDT)


I don't know if she tested for that specifcally but I know that one of the tests for Lupus is "anti-nuclear antibodies"....of which my results were : < 1:40 ( <1:40 being negative, 1:40-1:80 low levels and >1:80 elevated levels). Does this mean I am safe? Lupus!! What a scary thought! Thank you so much for your reply.

At Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote: >
>Did she test you for lupus? AND, I would not be at all concerned about
>your labs, although they are a bit out of the normal ranges, they are
>still fine.
>
>At Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Beth wrote:
>>
>>I am 10 1/2 weeks pregnant & have been seeing my Family Dr. for some
>>joint pain I've been having. Upon receiving my bloodwork results, she
>>was surprised because she was certain that rheumatoid arthritis was the
>>cause. However, the rheumatoid factor she tested for was well within
>>normal range, indicating that was NOT the problem. She is sending me to
>>a specialist, though, to investigate the cause of this pain further. I
>>will be seeing him in a little over a week. The one thing that
>>concerned me is my white blood cell count - 11.3 (normal range is
>>3.8-10.8) and my absolute neutrophils - 8419 (normal range 1500-7800).
>>Are these elevated enough to be concerned about? She didn't seem to
>>think so. Should I just wait to see the specialist and see what he
>>says?? This blood sample was taken 3 weeks ago. She said at most, it
>>indicates a minor infection of some kind & may be unrelated to the joint
>>pain. Any thoughts? Can you ease my worry??
>>Thanks!
>>~Beth




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