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Medical Forum / General / General / January 2005Is this really OK?
The blood test at my last physical showed that my platelet count had dropped (during the last year) from 150 (normal) to 95 and the Red Blood Cells had dropped from 4.50 (normal) to 3.7. The same test also showed 5% Atypical Lymphocytes and 1+ Aniscocytosis an 1+ Poikilocytosis. The rest of the CBC was within the "normal range". My HMO doctor, an Internist, said there is no problem and did not do anything. Am I paranoid, or do I need a new doctor?  SignatureJames - >The blood test at my last physical showed that my platelet count had dropped >(during the last year) from 150 (normal) to 95 and the Red Blood Cells had [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Am I paranoid, or do I need a new doctor? You should try not to catch any viruses during the 2 weeks before your next blood test. PF Hi PF Are you serious? What might be the connection of my problem to a virus (common cold?) ? SignatureJames - > >>The blood test at my last physical showed that my platelet count had [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > PF > Hi PF > > Are you serious? What might be the connection of my problem to a virus > (common cold?) ? Yes, he's serious...a viral infection can affect all of those parameters. A single blood test by itself has little meaning. The answer to your original question is "yes". You should find a new physician. Clearly you don't trust this one if you have more confidence in advice you get from unknown strangers on the internet rather than calling him on the phone and asking him this question. HMc >>Hi PF >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > HMc I trust and can speak openly to my internist, and many of the specialists I've seen. But at this point I'd sooner trust you than some of the bozos I've been referred to over the years. Steve Hello Howard I do not like to obtain medical advice from strangers in a NG. However, I cannot just call up my Internist on the phone. I am with an HMO and all my conversations are with the nurse or receptionist. My internist ignores my requests for a simple explanation and never returns my calls. Apparently you are not familiar with the way HMOs work. I am reduced to talking to strangers on the Web. Even little bits of information I glean from this NG is better than no information from my doctor. SignatureJames - > >> Hi PF [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > HMc >Are you serious? What might be the connection of my problem to a virus >(common cold?) ? A recent viral infection can temporarily mildly suppress cell lines, although typically white blood cells and platelets, and not usually the hemoglobin/hematocrit. PF |
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