Hey everyone! So, I'm 30—pretty active, hit the gym daily, and I try to stay on top of my diet. For supplements, I’m doing a multivitamin plus some calcium, magnesium, zinc, and D3. I've got an eye surgery coming up soon, though, and I'm honestly a little stressed because my recent blood work looks a bit off—nothing seems quite in balance. If there are any pros out there, would you mind taking a look at my results? I could really use some insight.
Hey, just a heads-up—my last workout was less than 12 hours before the blood draw. Could that mess with my results at all? I've attached the lab report from October 4th, 2017, below. Thanks in advance!
Hematology
ESR is 1—so, like, totally normal, I guess? (Range is 2-13).
Red blood cells at 5.44—within the normal range, which is 4.34 to 5.72—so I guess that’s looking okay.
Hemoglobin is at 169—the range is 138 to 175—so I guess that’s totally normal.
Hematocrit is sitting at 0.486—normal range is 0.415 to 0.530, so I guess everything looks fine there.
MCV is 89.3—right in the middle of the normal range (83.0-97.2), I guess. Looks okay to me.
MCH is 31.1—which is right in the middle of the normal range (27.4-33.9), I guess.
MCHC is at 348—my range says 320 to 345... I guess it's a little high, maybe?
RDW is 12.5—so within that 9.0 to 15.0 range... looks pretty normal, I guess.
Platelets at 270—so, right in the normal range (158-424), I guess.
MPV is at 11.5—the normal range is like 6.8 to 10.4—so it's a little high, I guess.
White blood cell count—7.39, which is right in the normal range (3.4-9.7), I guess.
Coagulation—just wondering about all this stuff.
Prothrombin time ratio—it's at 1.06, and the normal range is anything over 0.70... so I guess that's fine? Maybe.
Prothrombin time-INR is at 1.0—which, I guess, is a bit low if they're prepping me for an OAT (aiming for that 2.0-3.5 range), maybe?
Microscopic sediment analysis.
Red blood cells—looks like they're at 0-2, which is right in the normal range (0-2), I guess.
White blood cell count is at 0-2, which is right in that normal 0-2 range, I guess.
Squamous epithelium, 0-2. (0-1) — I guess that's pretty normal, maybe?
Hey, just checking in—nothing much to report, I guess. (0)
Biochemistry - Serum
Glucose came back at 5.3—range is 4.2 to 6.0—so I guess everything looks pretty normal.
Creatinine, 6.9, (2.8-8.3)
Creatinine, 82, (64-104) — looks like everything's totally normal, I guess.
AST is at 51—normal range is 11 to 38... just a little elevated, I guess.
GGT is at 15—my range is 11 to 55, so I guess that’s pretty normal? Maybe everything is fine...
Potassium is at 3.8—the range is 3.9 to 5.1—so I guess I'm just barely under it. Maybe it's fine though?
Sodium, 136—the range is usually 137 to 146, so I guess it's just a tiny bit low... maybe nothing to worry about?
Hey, just a heads-up—my last workout was less than 12 hours before the blood draw. Could that mess with my results at all? I've attached the lab report from October 4th, 2017, below. Thanks in advance!
Hematology
ESR is 1—so, like, totally normal, I guess? (Range is 2-13).
Red blood cells at 5.44—within the normal range, which is 4.34 to 5.72—so I guess that’s looking okay.
Hemoglobin is at 169—the range is 138 to 175—so I guess that’s totally normal.
Hematocrit is sitting at 0.486—normal range is 0.415 to 0.530, so I guess everything looks fine there.
MCV is 89.3—right in the middle of the normal range (83.0-97.2), I guess. Looks okay to me.
MCH is 31.1—which is right in the middle of the normal range (27.4-33.9), I guess.
MCHC is at 348—my range says 320 to 345... I guess it's a little high, maybe?
RDW is 12.5—so within that 9.0 to 15.0 range... looks pretty normal, I guess.
Platelets at 270—so, right in the normal range (158-424), I guess.
MPV is at 11.5—the normal range is like 6.8 to 10.4—so it's a little high, I guess.
White blood cell count—7.39, which is right in the normal range (3.4-9.7), I guess.
Coagulation—just wondering about all this stuff.
Prothrombin time ratio—it's at 1.06, and the normal range is anything over 0.70... so I guess that's fine? Maybe.
Prothrombin time-INR is at 1.0—which, I guess, is a bit low if they're prepping me for an OAT (aiming for that 2.0-3.5 range), maybe?
Microscopic sediment analysis.
Red blood cells—looks like they're at 0-2, which is right in the normal range (0-2), I guess.
White blood cell count is at 0-2, which is right in that normal 0-2 range, I guess.
Squamous epithelium, 0-2. (0-1) — I guess that's pretty normal, maybe?
Hey, just checking in—nothing much to report, I guess. (0)
Biochemistry - Serum
Glucose came back at 5.3—range is 4.2 to 6.0—so I guess everything looks pretty normal.
Creatinine, 6.9, (2.8-8.3)
Creatinine, 82, (64-104) — looks like everything's totally normal, I guess.
AST is at 51—normal range is 11 to 38... just a little elevated, I guess.
GGT is at 15—my range is 11 to 55, so I guess that’s pretty normal? Maybe everything is fine...
Potassium is at 3.8—the range is 3.9 to 5.1—so I guess I'm just barely under it. Maybe it's fine though?
Sodium, 136—the range is usually 137 to 146, so I guess it's just a tiny bit low... maybe nothing to worry about?