Tired, but
Blood Tests Normal?
This is interesting
Something of
interest I just
thought about. For
the other symptoms
of Chronic Fatigue
that often goes with
this anemia, they
say it isn't easy to
find. Tests keep
coming back normal.
Many times you hear
this on Mystery
Diagnosis TV
program/s
If someone only has
one thing wrong (& a
parent didn't have
CFIDS type symptoms)
Then - a test on
something will go UP
for one ailment
and then DOWN for
the other ailment
... Two things
wrong, but tests
look normal
They say random
distribution of
weight RDW is
a sign of hemolytic
anemia when it is
elevated (& other
things) ... but it
is lower when there
is rheumatoid
arthritis ... So a
person who had both
ailments wouldn't
look like there was
a problem with
either, per this
test at least
Another fatigue sign
that I found very
interesting is that
a very elevated
white blood cell
count may be a
fatigue sign.
Sometimes it
indicates an
infection; sometimes
it is indicative of
lymphoma ... but
that it would be a
fatigue sign blew me
away! (Red blood
cells in Autoimmun
Hemolytic Anemia are
made in the bone
marrow as are the
white blood cells.
Although the info I
read said that it
had nothing to do
with the AIHA per
se, the production
of WBCs were
stimulated as they
are made in the bone
marrow also.
Even liver
can be affected
without it showing
up in the blood
tests. If RBCs are
immature, they have
to take test
manually, and make
an adjustment ...
not by computer