Apr
Help im sightly worried , got my cbc retest results today and i am pleased my wbc is back to 8.5. But my mpv and mchc is slightly elevated. The doctor asked about my alcohol consumption which is zero as i havent drunk for over 6 months. I said i was worried about the big C or leukemia. He has suggested more tests and has suggested the would look at a vitimin deficiency and not to worry about the big C or anything like that. Trouble is im a worrier and im going crazy with worry. My Mother died of cancer age 53 this year and i always look at the worst. Can anyone enlighten me on these symptoms please.
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"The Physician" above is on the right track thinking of B12 or folate deficiencies, but I'm not convinced there is anything at all wrong with your CBC. If you had megaloblastic anemia, you would have to have anemia. Do you?
What is the Hgb and HCT?
Do you mean the M"C"V and MCHC or
the MCHC & the M"P"V that is elevated
(you wrote "mpv")?
These are two different things.
If you want a good analysis of the CBC, we need the whole CBC report carefully and accurately stated in the question.
Nothing intimates at a malignancy with this very sketchy information.
You say that your WBC is "back up to 8.5" - - What was it before? If you have two CBC's, it would be useful to see both. You doc asked about alcohol because alcoholics often have folate deficiency which can elevate the MCV and MCHC. Very simple to correct with a vitamin pill containing folic acid.
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Don't worry. That's surely not a cancer. It's just deficiency of vitamin B12 or B9 (Folate), and the treatment is quite easy, just correcting the deficiency with vitamin B12 or floic acid tablets and everything, hopefully, will be normal.
I guess that you may be a vegeterian person, this will cause Vitamin B12 deficiency as it's not present in vegetables and fruits, try to eat red meat and dairy products.
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it could just be a vitamin needed
never worry until you have too
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Hi Matthew,
Why did you go to the doctor in the first place? Were you feeling ill? Do you know about The Law of Attraction? You can search it on google. Don't make yourself sick by worrying! If you are not feeling well, that is your body's way of saying something is wrong. If you are feeling fine - don't worry! If you definitely think something is wrong then have a symptom analysis done by a Registered Holisitic Nutritionist - they can tell you where your problems are coming from, ie food allergy, parasite, vitamin deficiency, etc. Don't think that because your mom died of cancer that you will. Take a proactive approach and limit your exposure to things that cause cancer! Get rid of all the chemicals in and around your home. Don't use pesticides and don't smoke! Eat a healthy diet with lots of nutrient rich foods like vegetables, fruits, legumes, fresh raw nuts and seeds, organic eggs. Eat whole grains, meat and dairy in moderation - small amounts! Go for daily walks in fresh air or exercise in some way every day if possible. House cleaning, gardening, playing frisbee - these are all exercise too! Our bodies are very adept at dealing with mutating cells as long as they have the tools (nutrients) to deal with them. Your immune system has big sci-fi looking blob like cells that go around killing cancer cells, parasites, etc. ALL DAY LONG! Trust that your body knows what to do, and take a preventative and proactive approach. Just look after yourself - you'll be fine, and if you ever need cancer treatment - GO TO A NATURAL PRACTITIONER - and search the web for info on natural cures that people have already used. When people get cancer they panic, doctors start ripping out body parts, then they blast them with poisonous chemotherapy and burn them with radiation. Even diagnostic tests like bone scans and mammograms CAUSE cancer! This is a fact! The drug that is most used in the world for breast cancer is categorized #1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a department of the World Health Organication. Tamoxifen is what I'm talking about and everyone who knows anything about it knows that it is a poison that causes uterine cancer! Imagine that treating breast cancer with a poison that causes uterine cancer. This is why your mother died at age 53 - because oncologists and the diagnostic tools and treatments they use cause cancer to proliferate. How the heck can your immune system fight cancer when chemotherapy kills all your immune cells. Our views on cancer are changing rapidly. Don't be scared. Be informed! Good luck!