Aibu to ask the doctor for an appointment now

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So I had bloods done b’cos I was/am generally feeling wiped out. Can’t make it through the day type of tired, with night sweats to boot

Bloods are all normal apart from

Haemoglobin concentration 118, Lymphocyte count 0.8 and serum ferritin level 17

I checked results online, called and the receptionist said “yes all fine doctor has said to repeat test in one month“

Your ferritin is too low. Ask for an appointnent.

What were your actual thyroid, vitamin D, B12 and folate levels? Normal is debatable.

Your ferritin is low but your iron level is ok, ferritin is just your iron stores. Get some over the counter iron tablets and repeat the bloods in a month.

B12 Serum Folate
Serum vitamin B12 level 775 ng/L [211.0 - 911.0]
Serum folate level 6.2 ug/L [3.4 - 15.8]

@Kennehora I wasn’t suggesting my doctors had done any wrong exactly just wondering if I was being unreasonable in wanting to actually see the doctor not wait a month feeling like crap

@Fabaunt thanks I’ll get some

I can't remember my exact ferritin level but it was definitely a lot lower than 17.*

OP can still be feeling unwell due to those ferritin levels. Everyone is different but 17 is not optimal and people can feel unwell and lose their hair on higher levels than that.

Looks like they didn't check your vitamin D or thyroid though OP, or did they?

I can't remember my exact ferritin level but it was definitely a lot lower than 17.

Was meant to be bold!

Really daft question, but have they checked for a UTI? I’ve been feeling awful for 2 weeks- nausea, exhaustion, night sweats... blood tests were fine, and today they’ve tested for and diagnosed a UTI. I haven’t had any pain when going to the toilet, at all.

Full Blood Count
Haemoglobin concentration 118 g/L [119.0 - 149.0]
Below low reference limit
Total white blood count 4.20 109/L [3.7 - 10.0]
Platelet count - observation 310 109/L [150.0 - 450.0]
Red blood cell count 4.04 1012/L [3.85 - 4.9]
Haematocrit 0.36 L/L [0.35 - 0.46]
Mean cell volume 88.4 fL [82.0 - 100.0]
Mean cell haemoglobin level 29.2 pg [27.0 - 32.5]
Mean cell haemoglobin concentration 330 g/L [316.0 - 365.0]
Red blood cell distribution width 13.3 [12.2 - 15.4]
Neutrophil count 2.9 109/L [1.7 - 6.6]
Lymphocyte count 0.8 109/L [1.0 - 3.0]
Below low reference limit
Monocyte count - observation 0.4 109/L [0.2 - 0.8]
Eosinophil count - observation 0.0 109/L [0.0 - 0.45]
Basophil count 0.0 109/L [0.0 - 0.1]

Strange the doctor did say he thought it could be vit D Deficiency & would test but these are the only results

No I haven’t been checked for a uti, but this has been going on for moths rather than weeks if that makes any difference