Lab results - looking for opinions [PLEASE READ 1ST POST]

HLA typing results

Locus A: 28 19
Cw locus: not typed
Locus B: 8 35
Locus DR: 15 3
DR 51,52,53: 51 52
Locus DQ: 1 2
DRB1 locus: not typed

Anyone care to help me make sense of this? Thanks.

So, I’ve got a quick question for you guys. A little pimple popped up right on a mole on my skin recently, and because I have zero self-control, I just instinctively squeezed it. Now the whole thing has turned hard, and I’m sitting here praying that the scab just falls off on its own. Is this actually dangerous or am I just being paranoid?

Look, I know this isn't some official lab report or anything, but I honestly had no clue where else to go to ask about this kind of stuff. 🙂

A pimple right on top of a mole? That’s certainly an unusual development!
It is my understanding that whenever you notice any changes occurring in a mole, it is always wise to go ahead and seek out a professional opinion from a specialist.

Greetings. I was wondering if anyone might be able to shed some light on what it actually signifies when one sees an MCHC value of 319 on a blood test result. I suppose it makes me wonder, perhaps, whether this could be indicative of anemia?

Hi everyone!🙂

I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so I figured I'd just try my luck here!
I have a routine checkup scheduled for tomorrow—and even though I mentioned that my period is still technically going, the nurse went ahead and booked me in anyway. My cycle actually started back on December 4th, and as of today, there isn't any actual bleeding left; it’s more just those tiny little brown spots you get right at the very end. It looks like it'll be completely finished by tomorrow, but then again, I can't really know what's happening internally...😁

So, I was wondering—should I go ahead with the urine sample tomorrow, or is it better to skip it? I think I read somewhere that you shouldn't provide one immediately before, during, or right after your period...

Thanks so much!😍

Emily Fisher26 said:Hey there!🙂

I wasn't quite sure where to ask this, so I'm just going to throw it out here!
I have an appointment for a checkup tomorrow. Even though I mentioned I'm still on my period, the nurse went ahead and scheduled me anyway. My cycle started on December 4th, and right now, there's no actual bleeding—just those tiny little brown spots you get at the very end. It looks like it'll be totally over by tomorrow, but hey, I can't really know what's happening inside...😁

So, I'm wondering, should I go ahead and give a urine sample tomorrow or skip it? I read somewhere that you shouldn't do it right before, during, or immediately after your period????

Thanks so much!!!!!😍

Jonathan Ruiz10, you're totally right to be thinking about this! You definitely shouldn't do a urinalysis while you're on your period or right after, because it'll show a high red blood cell count!
That would actually mess up the results and won't give you a true picture of your health! It's better to wait about 3 or 4 days after your period ends.
Hope that helps!

Thanks, Nicole Taylor6—you were absolutely right to handle it that way, so I’ll make sure to get that sorted out later on.

On another note, my blood work actually came back looking pretty good, with one little hiccup: my bilirubin is at 26, whereas the standard range is usually between 7 and 20. That said, all my liver enzyme levels are perfectly normal.
My doctor mentioned that this could just be something I was born with, though I did happen to read online that things like fasting, sheer exhaustion, or even just a lack of sleep can cause those numbers to spike... and, well, I was definitely dealing with all of that right around the time they drew my blood.

So, I just went through my latest lab results and noticed a few things were slightly off:

Lymphocytes at 48.8 (reference range 20.0-46.0)
ALP at 45 (normal is 54-119)
Mean platelet volume at 6.5 (normal is 6.8-10.4)
And my potassium came in at 3.7 (normal is 3.9-5.1)

The thing is—during my physical, my doctor didn't actually say a word about any of these four values; she only mentioned the bilirubin level.
Should I be able to relax since she didn't seem concerned?

Thanks so much for the help!!🙂

Hi everyone!

So, I just got my latest lab results back, and my HLA-B51 came back positive. My doctor is insisting that this doesn't necessarily mean I have Behçet’s disease, even though he fully acknowledges the excruciating pain I'm dealing with in my joints and nerves—it's honestly been overwhelming. Has anyone else navigated this kind of diagnostic gray area before? If you have any insight or even just some words of encouragement, please, I would be so incredibly grateful for your help!!!

Emily Fisher26 said:So, looking back at my labs, I noticed a few things were slightly off:

lymphocytes at 48.8 (range is 20.0-46.0)
ALP is 45 (normal is 54-119)
mean platelet volume is 6.5 (normal is 6.8-10.4)
and potassium is 3.7 (normal is 3.9-5.1)

The thing is, during my physical, my doctor didn't even mention these four values—she only brought up the bilirubin.
Can I just relax since she didn't say anything about them?

Thanks everyone!!🙂

You can definitely breathe easy.

Oh, thanks so much—really appreciate it!🙂😉

I was just thinking out loud, mostly because I’ve been through every single ultrasound imaginable during this process... so, you know, I figure the doctor has had a pretty clear view of things by now!

So, I’m hoping someone with a bit of medical expertise might help me make sense of these numbers. I'm still waiting on my thyroid panel and some rheumatoid factor results to come back, but I did get my basic labs today—and thankfully, most things look totally fine except for a few outliers:
low sodium at 136
slightly elevated bilirubin at 26
LDH is 334—my lab report says the upper limit is 460, but I've heard from a few people that it should actually be much lower than that?
Last year, my iron levels were incredibly low, but now they’ve jumped up to 41! To be fair, I’ve been drinking tons of beet and carrot juice lately and even polished off about 100 organic farm eggs—LOL... so that probably played a part. Still, my doctor is insisting I keep taking iron supplements??!!! It’s all a bit confusing...
Unbound Iron-Binding Capacity 19.5 (so, low)
Percent Iron Saturation 68.2 (which is high)
Total Iron Binding Capacity 61.3 (looks okay)
I’m really hoping someone can help me figure out what's causing these little imbalances... though everything seems pretty minor, aside from that spike in iron.
Just for context, I have vitiligo, and it looks like I’ve managed to pick up hypertension too... but everything else is steady. Most of the "ailments" I've dealt with over the years have always turned out to be psychosomatic...
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions—thanks so much in advance! :-)

Linda Williams15 said:I figured I’d reach out to some experts here to help me make sense of these numbers. I’m still waiting on my thyroid panels, rheumatoid factors, and the rest of the gang, but these basic results just came back and everything seems fine except for a few things:
low sodium at 136
slightly elevated bilirubin at 26
LDH is 334—the lab report says the upper limit is 460, but everyone I talk to says it should be way lower than that?
Last year my iron was incredibly low, but now it's sitting at 41! Over the last few months, I've been drinking quite a bit of beet and carrot juice and I think I ate about 100 quail eggs lol... so that’s probably why... yet my doctor is telling me I still need to take iron supplements??!!! Makes no sense...
Unbound Iron-Bind Capacity 19.5 (so, decreased)
Percent Iron Saturation 68.2 (so, increased)
Iron Binding Capacity total 61.3 (looks okay)
I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what's causing these imbalances... though they seem pretty minor, aside from that really high iron reading.
By the way, I have vitiligo, and it looks like I've managed to pick up hypertension too... everything else is fine. All the "illnesses" or imbalances I've dealt with in my life have always turned out to be psychosomatic...
Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions... thanks in advance! :-)

Take a deep breath... you're overthinking this way too much. You're stressing over things that are, at worst, totally harmless. Honestly, you can pick up hypertension easily if you're someone who gets really emotionally worked up over trivial stuff or if you become a slave to the numbers on a page (for instance, a bilirubin of 26 isn't a big deal at all). You likely had a mild case of anemia, and your doctor is suggesting iron because your Hgb and Hct might not have fully recovered yet... besides, it won't hurt. Ideally, you'd want to check your ferritin (which drops during iron-deficiency anemia) to see your actual reserves, along with that UIBC you mentioned which usually goes up in those cases, plus your RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV, and MCH (if those are normal, there's no overt anemia)... all in all, don't sweat it too much.

Here is the situation, in brief.
I dealt with testicular cancer. Went through surgery and chemo
It’s been three months since then, and I just had my follow-up.

Chest X-ray - clear
Abdominal/Pelvic MRI - clear
Tumor markers: beta hCG 0, negative
AFP 2 - normal
But here is what's weighing on me: LDH is at 290, when the upper limit is supposedly 241.
😲
Everything else looks fine—blood counts, everything. I wonder if this is just my liver and kidneys trying to process the leftovers of that chemo... When I was discharged from the hospital after my last round, my LDH was sitting at 140.

What are your thoughts on this...😕

So, LDH is technically a tumor marker, but honestly, it can spike because of all sorts of other things too. You'll definitely want to run this by an oncologist...

Alexander Hall43 said:Can someone please help me make sense of this?

Holter EKG results
ectopic activity: 102 PVCs, including 1 pair and 8 instances of bigeminy, plus 147 PACs.
final complex dynamics are normal.
MD
I493-ventricular extrasystole

Does anyone here actually understand what all this means?
I know it points to an arrhythmia—but I’d love at least a basic breakdown of these numbers, like what "102 PVCs" actually implies...
Thanks so much!

Could someone clarify what a reference range of 0..5 p/µl actually means? Specifically, what is the significance of those two dots?

The urinalysis results are as follows:

RBC 0.66 p/µl Nº 0.10 ref. range is 0..5

WBC 3.30 p/µl Nº 0.50 ref. range is 0..9

BAC(Bacteria) 31.02 p/µl Nº 4.70 ref. range is 0..75

MUC (Mucus) 74.58 Nº 11.30 ref. range is 0..264

There is more in the report, but these are the only deviations; everything else is 0.00. Also, where there is a +/- indicator, it shows as a minus sign.

Thanks.

slynomad32 said:Here is the short version.
Dealing with testicular cancer. Went through surgery and chemo...
Three months later, I had my follow-up.

Chest X-ray - clear
Abdominal and pelvic MRI - clear
Tumor markers: beta hCG 0 negative
AFP 2 - normal
But here is the part that's weighing on me: LDH is at 290, when the max should be 241
😲
Everything else looks fine, including the CBC. I wonder if that's just my liver and kidneys struggling to process the remnants of the chemo... When I was discharged from the hospital after the last round, my LDH was sitting at 140.

What are your thoughts on this?😕

Just got bloodwork back today and LDH is down to 115.🤣🤣🤣🤣
The results are excellent...😁

Can anyone help me make sense of these labs?

Two weeks ago, I got bloodwork done and my liver enzymes were spiked—ALT was at 139 and AST was 90.
My lymphocyte count was also up, including some atypical lymphocytes at 6.
Basically, mono.

Just did another round of bloodwork and now ALT is even higher at 157, while AST dropped to 62.
Lymphocytes are back in the normal range, no more atypical ones, and everything else looks fine.

I don't feel terrible, though I can definitely feel my spleen acting up once in a while.

Does anyone know what that shift in AST compared to two weeks ago actually means?
Is this an expected part of the process, or should I be worried about complications?

Thanks.🙂

I just picked up my blood work results from today’s gynecological checkup regarding my birth control... the reference range for platelets is listed as 158-424, yet my level sits at 431. I wonder if such an elevation is considered within the realm of normalcy.