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Really bad blood test result

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BogusHocusPocus · 11/07/2024 13:23

Had the results of a recent blood test and I'm worried.

Anyone who knows about interpreting blood tests, and if you have the inclination to respond...

A) how would you expect a person with these results to be feeling?

B) could i reasonably request to be signed off work for two weeks to boost my general health?

C) could these results even point to an undiagnosed cancer(?!)

I am hypothyroid, and was recovering from a virus at the time. Thank you in advance to anyone who replies.

iron deficiency anaemia - on the low boundary edge of range
Monocytes count - low, but just within the acceptable range
Neutrophil count - outside normal range (low)
Platelet count - low, but just within the acceptable range
Haematocrit - low, but just within the acceptable range
Total white blood count- outside normal range (low)
Serum alkaline phosphate- low, but just within the acceptable range
Serum albumin - low, but just within the acceptable range
Serum total protein - low, but just within the acceptable range
TSH - three points (7.something) higher than the acceptable range

OP posts:
MassiveOvaryaction · 11/07/2024 14:28

You're better off chatting it through with the person who ordered the tests @BogusHocusPocus Flowers

Violetmouse · 11/07/2024 14:31

Key thing sounds like your thyroid treatment needs looking at. Might well make you feel tired / generally not great. Signing off depends on how you are rather than blood results and needs discussing with your doctor. Can’t see any signs of cancer but again need to discuss with your doctor about symptoms as well rather than relying on test results.

Greybeardy · 11/07/2024 19:48

A) you haven't posted the results so it's impossible to tell. Not every parameter needs to be right in the middle of the normal range for someone to be perfectly healthy though (and not everyone who's sick has abnormal results). Iron deficiency and anaemia are separate things.
B) if you feel your symptoms mean you need time off work then you can self certify/discuss it with your GP.
C) It takes a lot more than a vague idea of a few sets of results to assess someone's chance of having cancer - demographics, risk factors, examination, symptoms, trends over time, etc etc etc.

Bottom line is you really just need to talk to the person who requested the tests.

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