I'm having a blood test done but I have a cold - do I need to wait until it&!


Question: I'm having a blood test done but I have a cold - do I need to wait until it's gone!?
My doctor is sending me for a blood test for TSH, Ferritin, and CBC!. Would any of these be affected by a cold!? I've already put it off for a week waiting for my sniffled to clear, but now I've got a full-blown cold!. I don't want funky results if a cold would mess with these things!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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As long as it is just a cold and not an upper respiratory infection then the blood test should not be affected!. However, if it is an infection you white blood cell count would be off which would affect the CBC!. It might be a good thing to go ahead and go though, because if you have an infection and don't know it then the test will show it and you can get the meds you need to get over it and then go back for another testWww@Answer-Health@Com

Go ahead and have your test!. The cold will not effect your test!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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