GP wants to discuss blood test results, worried

[SaltySpitoon]

Hi all. I had a blood test done on Wednesday due to my periods suddenly becoming very irregular, fatigue etc. I just received a call from the surgery to say the doctor would like for me to come in so they can discuss my results with me. However their next available appointment isn't until the 24th, so I'm booked in for then.

Surely if it was something serious they'd want to see me quicker, but why would they want me to come in unless something was amiss? I do have the NHS app but they need to verify my ID which can take up to 24 hours.

Did anyone else experience this? Thanks ☺️

Probably low iron or something. They did that with me and it was low iron and low vitamin D

if it’s urgent you will know, I had a call the same day with bloods and told to go straight to hospital, my dad had an ambulance turn up after his!

When you get access to the NHS app you should be able to see the blood results. It sounds like something is ‘abnormal’ which is why they have arranged a call, but you are right, if it was urgent the call would be sooner.

After my bloods for fatigue I could see from the app that my ferritin and B12 were low, but my results call was ‘routine’ so I didn’t actually speak to the GP for 3 weeks.

I immediately thought low iron too. Or possibly going on HRT if you're of that age. If it was serious they wouldn't make you wait a couple of weeks. Some doctors just prefer to have discussions face to face, particularly if it's something that they could use your input on (i.e. whether or not to go on HRT).

You might have iron defficiency anemia, the doctor will want to discuss treatment options with you before prescribing. Been there a few times.

Mine came back with an underactive thyroid which I had literally no idea about.

The doctor told me over the phone but I still had to wait a couple of weeks.

Once you sort your NHS app out you'll be able to see your results.

But in the meantime, can you ring the receptionist and ask them to tell you?

Thank you, I'm only 29 so certainly hope I'm not of that age yet 🤣

Yes it did happen to me, I was very concerned, GP asked me why I was there 🙄 and I said I was told GP wanted to see me. He was annoyed and said my iron was low and there was a prescription left out but it didn't warrant an appointment!

My GP always does this even though you can see the results yourself on the NHS app. So usually I know it isn't serious before I go in!

When you get access to your NHS app have a look at your results. They will tell you what each element is and next to it is the normal range in brackets. Look at which one is outside of normal range and that’ll be why they’ve invited you in. Agree with PP’s that it’ll likely be iron levels.

If it was urgent or for something concerning, you would have been seen way earlier.