I've had chronic fatigue for almost 2 years, all that wasn't picked up was an undecafive thyroid last May but it's now within range and been treated. Yet my fatigue continues and I suffer daily with fatigue and crashes.
My gp ran bloods a plenty in the last 18 months. Nothing was found and bloods were all ok then recently in March my fbc flagged up on a private blood test (where I test my thyroid) that my neutrophils were 1.6 (range 2-7.5) and lymphocytes were 3.98 (range 1.2-3.65). My gp received the results and said he wanted to repeat them a month later. I had an acne break out at the time so waited 5 weeks. The day I did the bloods I was in a crash week so maybe not the right time to repeat them and my spots weren't clearing on my chin. I repeated anyway and the neutrophils had come up to 1.79 and lymphocytes had risen a little more to 4.45.
I spoke to my gp last week. He said my total white cell count was fine at 6.8 so he wasn't overly concerned. He said the lymphocytes didn't concern him it was the neutrophils. I had low neutrophils in 2012 due to cystic acne but he said in the last 2 years they've been fine at 4.4 so he wanted to write to the haemotologist for advice on blood tests going forward. I asked if I could compare my results on the private lab against past NHS ones because the NHS ranges on my results are different. On the NHS neutrophils can be as low as 1.7 and mine are now 1.79 and the lymphocytes can be as high as 4.5 and mine are 4.45 but he said you can't compare lab to lab of range is different.
I've been worried sick. I've had clear results the last 2 years throughout the chronic fatigue other than when thyroid flagged up. Now I've white cells out slightly I've been thinking all kinds. My gp says I've no symptoms of blood cancers so he's not thinking that and he said my total white count is very normal at 6.8 and no other cells are out. It's been 2 weeks since he wrote to the haemotologist for advice, I've heard nothing as yet but I'm a nervous wreck.
Has anyone experienced this? Should I be worried? I suffer from anxiety so this is tough for me. I'm 37 and a mum to 3 children and I'm terrified I've had cancer all along and it's why I'm so fatigued and feeling ill daily with the weakness. It's hard not to think the worst now the cells are off.
Thank you
Julie
My gp ran bloods a plenty in the last 18 months. Nothing was found and bloods were all ok then recently in March my fbc flagged up on a private blood test (where I test my thyroid) that my neutrophils were 1.6 (range 2-7.5) and lymphocytes were 3.98 (range 1.2-3.65). My gp received the results and said he wanted to repeat them a month later. I had an acne break out at the time so waited 5 weeks. The day I did the bloods I was in a crash week so maybe not the right time to repeat them and my spots weren't clearing on my chin. I repeated anyway and the neutrophils had come up to 1.79 and lymphocytes had risen a little more to 4.45.
I spoke to my gp last week. He said my total white cell count was fine at 6.8 so he wasn't overly concerned. He said the lymphocytes didn't concern him it was the neutrophils. I had low neutrophils in 2012 due to cystic acne but he said in the last 2 years they've been fine at 4.4 so he wanted to write to the haemotologist for advice on blood tests going forward. I asked if I could compare my results on the private lab against past NHS ones because the NHS ranges on my results are different. On the NHS neutrophils can be as low as 1.7 and mine are now 1.79 and the lymphocytes can be as high as 4.5 and mine are 4.45 but he said you can't compare lab to lab of range is different.
I've been worried sick. I've had clear results the last 2 years throughout the chronic fatigue other than when thyroid flagged up. Now I've white cells out slightly I've been thinking all kinds. My gp says I've no symptoms of blood cancers so he's not thinking that and he said my total white count is very normal at 6.8 and no other cells are out. It's been 2 weeks since he wrote to the haemotologist for advice, I've heard nothing as yet but I'm a nervous wreck.
Has anyone experienced this? Should I be worried? I suffer from anxiety so this is tough for me. I'm 37 and a mum to 3 children and I'm terrified I've had cancer all along and it's why I'm so fatigued and feeling ill daily with the weakness. It's hard not to think the worst now the cells are off.
Thank you
Julie
