Not understanding my blood count test?!
Question: I got the results from my blood count test, and the doctor told me that they were normal. But he also said I had small red blood cells. What does this mean? He wanted to run more tests but being that i have no health insurance and that I was feeling better. He told me that if i feel tired again or sluggish to come back. Is this normal or should i be concerned..Im so worried..somebody help
Answers: I got the results from my blood count test, and the doctor told me that they were normal. But he also said I had small red blood cells. What does this mean? He wanted to run more tests but being that i have no health insurance and that I was feeling better. He told me that if i feel tired again or sluggish to come back. Is this normal or should i be concerned..Im so worried..somebody help
if he was talking about LOW red blood cell count. it is probably no real serious problem and can be corrected by diet, and exercise. However if he was talking about the SIZE of the individual blood cells, it could be something more serious. please find out exactly what is abnormal about your CBC
I have no idea what you just said! SORRY!
Could be anemia, but I wouldn't treat it without the rest of your tests because it could be something else.
Here is something else it could be......
Thalassaemia is an inherited abnormality of haemoglobin production and causes small red blood cells that resemble those seen in iron deficiency. In its most severe form, the red cells have a shortened life span. In milder forms, anaemia is usually mild or absent, and the disease may be detected by finding small blood cells on a routine FBC. This genetic disease is found frequently in people of Mediterranean, African, and Asian heritage. The "minor" form (sometimes called trait, as with sickle cell) occurs when a person inherits half normal genes and half thalassaemia genes. It causes a mild anaemia and no symptoms. The "major" form (due to inheriting all thalassaemia genes) is more severe and may result in growth problems, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes), and severe anaemia. The haemoglobin electrophoresis shows an increase in haemoglobin A2 and/or haemoglobin F in one form (called beta thalassaemia), but may be relatively normal in the other form.
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Sounds like you could have the mild form of this thing which would cause you almost no symptoms.
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