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On Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:51:11 GMT, Robert <annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: >    I haven’t had them re-tested, however this has been going on for >sometime., and frankly i am afraid.

You will be able to get it under control. >The doctors that i’ve been to have >physicians assistants, and nurse practitioners, so after my initial >visit to them it’s as though everything is turned over to the >assistants. These labs i had to go to the office and get a copy. I >called the office to talk to the doctor about the results, and i never >was even able to talk to the doctor. The nurse told me that if anything >was abnormal they would call me. I asked her if she could tell me what >the numbers were. She seemed quite irritated and told me they were >normal. I again asked for the doctor to call me. After an unpleasant >confrontation behind that request i opted just to go to the office and >ask for a copy.

I would be dropping them and going elsewhere.   I do not like dealing with any place that uses Physician Assistants, except for completely routine matters. >  Well she said they would call if they were abnormal. She said they >were normal, but when i got them i found them not to be normal. I asked >to see the doctor and was told he was with patients. I asked for him to >call me and i left. I’ve not heard from him. I don’t understand. I get >this from most doctors that i see. Is it me, or has the medical >profession gone to hell?

It just varies all over the place.   >Am i doing something wrong in wanting to know >what is wrong with me.?

Absolutely not.   >   I do need to see a specialist, because i’ve got to get to the bottom >of this. I’m beginning to get depressed because i am afraid. I need to >find a good specialist, but for some reason i seem to be choosing >doctors that push all their responsibilities off on their nurses, and >assistants. Any advice on finding a good one? I don’t mind traveling if >necessary. I have a gran-baby on the way and i don’t want to always be >so tired that i can’t enjoy the baby. I can handle anything the doctor >tells me that is wrong as long as i know what it is, but the not knowing >is killing me.

What city or other location do you live in? You need to find a good internist (not a family practitioner in your case). You cannot be running around to individual specialists on your own all of the time (although I would do it if you have to).   It is too much of a burden on you. A good internist will coordinate that.  Nowadays the general advice for an adult with any internal medicine issues is to use an internist to coordiante all of their care, rather than a family practitioner.   If you are near a University Medical Center,  that may be a good bet.   But, even there,  it pays to get a list of all of the Internists and their backgrounds.  Try to research who is best.   Look at what courses they teach and what papers they have written.   Sometimes the nurses will tell you.  Often the person with the longest waiting list is the best.    You can make an appointment and then call for cancellations to get an earlier one.    I would not go to a satellite office – make an appointment with a doctor in the main Internal Medicine Dept. of the University.   Also do not just deal (except in emergencies) with the Clinics run by the University.   They are staffed by interns and students.    Instead make a private appointment with a leading doctor. Those are some suggestions. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->  I have good insurance benefits, and they pay well, so i can’t say for >certainty that insurance has anything to do with it. Last night my back >started hurting on the right side under my right shoulder blade, the >back of my head was hurting so bad, i had a fever and every step i took >it was as though it would jarr my back and neck, which caused it to hurt >more. I thought maybe it was my pancreatitis acting up so i went to the >emergency  room. I told them my symptoms, and they took some urine  and >told me that >they thought it might be my kidneys because the pain was near the kidney >area. After taking urine the doctor came back and said my urine was >fine, so it must be i sprained my back. No blood, no x-rays, only urine. >a prescription for pain pillls, and see yourdoctor in a week. Am i >expecting too much or what.? I need some answers. >    I don’t know if there is any bleeding anywhere or not. I have the >sinus problem, but i don’t know if there is any bleeding that i don’t >know about. I am just so miserable, and i just have to find some >answers. I can’t give up. Please someone give me some suggestions on how >to break this cycle of finding doctors that don’t seem conc

With wbc counts at those levels, you are probably getting minor respiratory infections etc. all the time.  Once you get the count back up, those will tend to clear up and you will feel a lot better.   Also you are probably anemic and lacking energy because of that.  Once you solve the anemia, you will have a lot more energy and feel better  too.   It is straightforward in most cases to correct anemia once its cause is identified.

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If looking into specialists, consider a rheumatologist for the possibility of an autoimmune disease. — Bruce, Michigan

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>        I’m not located in Saint Louis., but i would like to know if you >are personally >familiar with any of the doctors at Barnes-Jewish Hospital?

As for myself, no.  I just looked in the annual US News and Word Report annual guide to the Best Hospitals in America.   But see http://www.wuphysicians.org/page.asp?pageID=9&NavID=4 Also if you go to http://www.wuphysicians.org/home.asp you can search on anemia. for example, and follow links to individual physicians biographies. Personally, I would probably pick one or two and spend time on some calls tol their nurse or secretary (bypassing the general appointment number) to discuss whether they would be the best one to see in the circumstances, and how to go about scheduling etc,, and whether to make appointments with phyicians in other areas as well. I see a number of likely candidates. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Maybe you >could recommend one, two, a few, or whatever. I’d appreciate what ever >you can do. I would prefer an Internal Medicine, as well as a Pulmonary, >and an otolaryngology. The Internist will most likely, if necessary >refer me to a specialist, however as a backup second opinion, (only if >needed) it won’t hurt to have the names of other specialists.I am very >much interested in covering all basis. Any assistance in pointing me in >the right direction will be greatly appreciated.

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>>    I am located in the Missouri area.

Well, I do not know how you are from St. Louis, but  Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis is rated as one of the top 10 hospitals in the United States in numerous sub-fields of Internal Medicine (often well up in the top 10), and also Respiratory Disease and Otolaryngology, so that would be one excellent choice if you want to take no chances. By the way, regarding the low white blood cell count, there are some further blood tests that can be done that will immediately reveal various specific types of anemia.  One example is B12 deficiency anemia which is extremely insidious (hence it is caused "pernicious" anemia), not uncommon, yet trivial to cure, but if untreated will cause devasting consequences eventually including dementia and loss of use of the limbs!   But that is just one kind of anemia – there are many others.    They are not hard at all to diagnose with appropriate tests.

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Don Brady wrote: > >>    I am located in the Missouri area. > Well, I do not know how you are from St. Louis, but  Barnes-Jewish Hospital in > St. Louis is rated as one of the top 10 hospitals in the United States in > numerous sub-fields of Internal Medicine (often well up in the top 10), and > also Respiratory Disease and Otolaryngology, so that would be one excellent > choice if you want to take no chances.

        I’m not located in Saint Louis., but i would like to know if you are personally familiar with any of the doctors at Barnes-Jewish Hospital? Maybe you could recommend one, two, a few, or whatever. I’d appreciate what ever you can do. I would prefer an Internal Medicine, as well as a Pulmonary, and an otolaryngology. The Internist will most likely, if necessary refer me to a specialist, however as a backup second opinion, (only if needed) it won’t hurt to have the names of other specialists.I am very much interested in covering all basis. Any assistance in pointing me in the right direction will be greatly appreciated.   By the way, regarding the low white blood cell count, there are some further > blood tests that can be done that will immediately reveal various specific > types of anemia.  One example is B12 deficiency anemia which is extremely > insidious (hence it is caused "pernicious" anemia), not uncommon, yet trivial > to cure, but if untreated will cause devasting consequences eventually > including dementia and loss of use of the limbs!   But that is just one kind of > anemia – there are many others.    They are not hard at all to diagnose with > appropriate tests.

      someone mentioned pernicious anemia to me, and they mentioned that someone with it might have red spots on the body that look like blood spots. I have a few bumps on my side that i noticed while taking a shower that look like red blood tip bumps. I don’t know if they are what i was being told about or not but i will check it out. It was only about 2 or 3 of them scattered out. There are a few on my legs also. I will give a call to Barnes Jewish and see what i can find out about obtaining care there.

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In article <3A3CEA48.5FE56…@earthlink.net>, Robert <annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: >   Well she said they would call if they were abnormal. She said they > were normal, but when i got them i found them not to be normal. I asked > to see the doctor and was told he was with patients. I asked for him to > call me and i left. I’ve not heard from him.

I have a magic word for you to use that will almost guarantee that the doctor will be in direct contact with you, if you are in the USA. That word is "abandonment." If you will call the office, tell them that the doctor has not returned your call, and that you feel "abandoned," you will hear from him or her that day.     Larry —

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>> wbc–3.1   normal is 4.3-11.0 >> rbc–3.46  normal is 4.2-5.4 >> HGB–10.9  normal is 12.0-16.0 >> HCT–33.1  normal is 38-47 >> amylase–125  normal is 23-85 >> bun–24    normal is7-20

Have you had them re-tested?  Sometimes labs make errors, so you always retest before drawing conclusions. You should have them monitored.    If they do not come back to normal, you *must*  act by getting appropriate care. Are you bleeding somwhere? What are your B vitamin levels?   Is there leukopenia?   I am not just concerned about infections.  You have to realize that there can be effects on the heart and cancer is even more likely if some values stay out of range long term. I once had a low wbc count and they almost paniced on the spot.  They were considering taking a bone marrow biopsy.  But then the value came back up so they skipped it. I think your values are way too far out of range to be ignored for too long.   People have suggest seeing a hemalogist and that is a good idea.   But all of that should be integrated automatically into your care.   What kind of health care do you have?    If necessary, transfer to a different provider that is more oriented to internal medicine.  For example, Kaiser would be better than an individual practioner who sits on his hands.   At least Kaiser has protocols in place for referrrals etc.

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On Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:03:58 GMT, Don Brady <dbr…@pobox.com> wrote: >Are you bleeding somwhere?

Another cause could be a malabsorption problem such as an intestinal disease. You can be sure there is a specific identifiable cause for these values being out of range, and there are also therapies to bring them back in range (which could in some cases be as simple as vitamin supplementation).

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Don Brady wrote: > >> wbc–3.1   normal is 4.3-11.0 > >> rbc–3.46  normal is 4.2-5.4 > >> HGB–10.9  normal is 12.0-16.0 > >> HCT–33.1  normal is 38-47 > >> amylase–125  normal is 23-85 > >> bun–24    normal is7-20 > Have you had them re-tested?  Sometimes labs make errors, so you always retest > before drawing conclusions. > You should have them monitored.    If they do not come back to normal, you > *must*  act by getting appropriate care. > Are you bleeding somwhere? > What are your B vitamin levels?   Is there leukopenia? > I am not just concerned about infections.  You have to realize that there can > be effects on the heart and cancer is even more likely if some values stay out > of range long term. > I once had a low wbc count and they almost paniced on the spot.  They were > considering taking a bone marrow biopsy.  But then the value came back up so > they skipped it. > I think your values are way too far out of range to be ignored for too long. > People have suggest seeing a hemalogist and that is a good idea.   But all of > that should be integrated automatically into your care.   What kind of health > care do you have?    If necessary, transfer to a different provider that is > more oriented to internal medicine.  For example, Kaiser would be better than > an individual practioner who sits on his hands.   At least Kaiser has protocols > in place for referrrals etc.

    I haven’t had them re-tested, however this has been going on for sometime., and frankly i am afraid. The doctors that i’ve been to have physicians assistants, and nurse practitioners, so after my initial visit to them it’s as though everything is turned over to the assistants. These labs i had to go to the office and get a copy. I called the office to talk to the doctor about the results, and i never was even able to talk to the doctor. The nurse told me that if anything was abnormal they would call me. I asked her if she could tell me what the numbers were. She seemed quite irritated and told me they were normal. I again asked for the doctor to call me. After an unpleasant confrontation behind that request i opted just to go to the office and ask for a copy.   Well she said they would call if they were abnormal. She said they were normal, but when i got them i found them not to be normal. I asked to see the doctor and was told he was with patients. I asked for him to call me and i left. I’ve not heard from him. I don’t understand. I get this from most doctors that i see. Is it me, or has the medical profession gone to hell? Am i doing something wrong in wanting to know what is wrong with me.?    I do need to see a specialist, because i’ve got to get to the bottom of this. I’m beginning to get depressed because i am afraid. I need to find a good specialist, but for some reason i seem to be choosing doctors that push all their responsibilities off on their nurses, and assistants. Any advice on finding a good one? I don’t mind traveling if necessary. I have a gran-baby on the way and i don’t want to always be so tired that i can’t enjoy the baby. I can handle anything the doctor tells me that is wrong as long as i know what it is, but the not knowing is killing me.   I have good insurance benefits, and they pay well, so i can’t say for certainty that insurance has anything to do with it. Last night my back started hurting on the right side under my right shoulder blade, the back of my head was hurting so bad, i had a fever and every step i took it was as though it would jarr my back and neck, which caused it to hurt more. I thought maybe it was my pancreatitis acting up so i went to the emergency  room. I told them my symptoms, and they took some urine  and told me that they thought it might be my kidneys because the pain was near the kidney area. After taking urine the doctor came back and said my urine was fine, so it must be i sprained my back. No blood, no x-rays, only urine. a prescription for pain pillls, and see yourdoctor in a week. Am i expecting too much or what.? I need some answers.     I don’t know if there is any bleeding anywhere or not. I have the sinus problem, but i don’t know if there is any bleeding that i don’t know about. I am just so miserable, and i just have to find some answers. I can’t give up. Please someone give me some suggestions on how to break this cycle of finding doctors that don’t seem concerned.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Don Brady wrote: > On Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:51:11 GMT, Robert <annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: > >    I haven’t had them re-tested, however this has been going on for > >sometime., and frankly i am afraid. > You will be able to get it under control. > >The doctors that i’ve been to have > >physicians assistants, and nurse practitioners, so after my initial > >visit to them it’s as though everything is turned over to the > >assistants. These labs i had to go to the office and get a copy. I > >called the office to talk to the doctor about the results, and i never > >was even able to talk to the doctor. The nurse told me that if anything > >was abnormal they would call me. I asked her if she could tell me what > >the numbers were. She seemed quite irritated and told me they were > >normal. I again asked for the doctor to call me. After an unpleasant > >confrontation behind that request i opted just to go to the office and > >ask for a copy. > I would be dropping them and going elsewhere.   I do not like dealing with any > place that uses Physician Assistants, except for completely routine matters. > >  Well she said they would call if they were abnormal. She said they > >were normal, but when i got them i found them not to be normal. I asked > >to see the doctor and was told he was with patients. I asked for him to > >call me and i left. I’ve not heard from him. I don’t understand. I get > >this from most doctors that i see. Is it me, or has the medical > >profession gone to hell? > It just varies all over the place. > >Am i doing something wrong in wanting to know > >what is wrong with me.? > Absolutely not. > >   I do need to see a specialist, because i’ve got to get to the bottom > >of this. I’m beginning to get depressed because i am afraid. I need to > >find a good specialist, but for some reason i seem to be choosing > >doctors that push all their responsibilities off on their nurses, and > >assistants. Any advice on finding a good one? I don’t mind traveling if > >necessary. I have a gran-baby on the way and i don’t want to always be > >so tired that i can’t enjoy the baby. I can handle anything the doctor > >tells me that is wrong as long as i know what it is, but the not knowing > >is killing me. > What city or other location do you live in? >    I am located in the Missouri area.

 You need to find a good internist (not a family practitioner in your case). You – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> cannot be running around to individual specialists on your own all of the time > (although I would do it if you have to).   It is too much of a burden on you. > A good internist will coordinate that.  Nowadays the general advice for an > adult with any internal medicine issues is to use an internist to coordiante > all of their care, rather than a family practitioner. > If you are near a University Medical Center,  that may be a good bet.   But, > even there,  it pays to get a list of all of the Internists and their > backgrounds.  Try to research who is best.   Look at what courses they teach > and what papers they have written.   Sometimes the nurses will tell you.  Often > the person with the longest waiting list is the best.    You can make an > appointment and then call for cancellations to get an earlier one.    I would > not go to a satellite office – make an appointment with a doctor in the main > Internal Medicine Dept. of the University.   Also do not just deal (except in > emergencies) with the Clinics run by the University.   They are staffed by > interns and students.    Instead make a private appointment with a leading > doctor. > Those are some suggestions. > > I really appreciate all of your assistance.

 I have good insurance benefits, and they pay well, so i can’t say for – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >certainty that insurance has anything to do with it. Last night my back > >started hurting on the right side under my right shoulder blade, the > >back of my head was hurting so bad, i had a fever and every step i took > >it was as though it would jarr my back and neck, which caused it to hurt > >more. I thought maybe it was my pancreatitis acting up so i went to the > >emergency  room. I told them my symptoms, and they took some urine  and > >told me that > >they thought it might be my kidneys because the pain was near the kidney > >area. After taking urine the doctor came back and said my urine was > >fine, so it must be i sprained my back. No blood, no x-rays, only urine. > >a prescription for pain pillls, and see yourdoctor in a week. Am i > >expecting too much or what.? I need some answers. > >    I don’t know if there is any bleeding anywhere or not. I have the > >sinus problem, but i don’t know if there is any bleeding that i don’t > >know about. I am just so miserable, and i just have to find some > >answers. I can’t give up. Please someone give me some suggestions on how > >to break this cycle of finding doctors that don’t seem concerned at all. > With wbc counts at those levels, you are probably getting minor respiratory > infections etc. all the time.  Once you get the count back up, those will tend > to clear up and you will feel a lot better.   Also you are probably anemic and > lacking energy because of that.  Once you solve the anemia, you will have a lot > more energy and feel better  too. > It is straightforward in most cases to correct anemia once its cause is > identified.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -On Sat, 16 Dec 2000 19:38:32 -0500, Larry Preuss <lpre…@provide.net> wrote: >In article <3A37DAE5.589FF…@earthlink.net>, Robert ><annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: >> I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white >> count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, and i >> am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can >> someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of it. >> My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all >> were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling me >> one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks >> later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster and >> can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take >> care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out the >> sorce. Some one please give me some answers. >Why don’t you call the office, ask what the specific values for your >wbc, rbc, MCV, MCHC, hematocrit, Hb and potassium are, and let us know? >   Lp

Plus if he does that he should also preferably get the normal reference ranges shown on the report for each value, since these sometimes vary depending on the exact tests used, plus there can even be questions of different units in different countries.  

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Larry Preuss wrote: > In article <3A37DAE5.589FF…@earthlink.net>, Robert > <annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white > > count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, and i > > am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can > > someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of it. > > My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all > > were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling me > > one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks > > later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster and > > can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take > > care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out the > > sorce. Some one please give me some answers. > Why don’t you call the office, ask what the specific values for your > wbc, rbc, MCV, MCHC, hematocrit, Hb and potassium are, and let us know? >    Lp > I have a copy of the lab results, and they are as follows:

wbc–3.1   normal is 4.3-11.0 rbc–3.46  normal is 4.2-5.4 HGB–10.9  normal is 12.0-16.0 HCT–33.1  normal is 38-47 amylase–125  normal is 23-85 bun–24    normal is7-20   what do you think?

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In article <3A3C2045.A914B…@earthlink.net>, Robert – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: > Larry Preuss wrote: > > In article <3A37DAE5.589FF…@earthlink.net>, Robert > > <annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white > > > count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, > > > and i > > > am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can > > > someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of > > > it. > > > My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all > > > were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling > > > me > > > one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks > > > later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster > > > and > > > can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take > > > care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out > > > the > > > sorce. Some one please give me some answers. > > Why don’t you call the office, ask what the specific values for your > > wbc, rbc, MCV, MCHC, hematocrit, Hb and potassium are, and let us know? > >    Lp > > I have a copy of the lab results, and they are as follows: > wbc–3.1   normal is 4.3-11.0 > rbc–3.46  normal is 4.2-5.4 > HGB–10.9  normal is 12.0-16.0 > HCT–33.1  normal is 38-47 > amylase–125  normal is 23-85 > bun–24    normal is7-20 >   what do you think?

Sounds to me as though a consultation with a Hematologist might be in order.    Larry —

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I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, and i am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of it. My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling me one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster and can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out the sorce. Some one please give me some answers.

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Colensoe wrote: > When you say chronic, is it daily problems or an infection you get > every couple of months? Are there problems with swelling? does advil > help? allergies? what are the other symptoms? headaches etc.

It is a daily problem. My eyes and face are swollen. Selling around my eyes. My right eye hurts and feel as though someone is trying to yank it out of my head. My eyes burn, my nose burn, my nose bleeds. My nose is stuffy, but when i do get something out it’s usually thick yellowish and green. I have these headaches in the top of my head that i thought might be blood preassure, but upon taking my preassure it was normal. I am so tired and wweak all of the time.  Tylenol is what i take, but i’ve taken so much i can’t take anymore in fear of damaging my kidneys. I get nauseated a lot also. Light hurts my eyes as well so i wear sunglasses all the time.   I hope this help, and i hope someone can help me. Thanks in advance. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:42:31 GMT, Robert <annonym…@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white > >count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, and i > >am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can > >someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of it. > >My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all > >were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling me > >one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks > >later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster and > >can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take > >care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out the > >sorce. Some one please give me some answers.

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On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:42:31 GMT, Robert <annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: >I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white >count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, and i >am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can >someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of it. >My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all >were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling me >one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks >later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster and >can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take >care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out the >sorce. Some one please give me some answers.

If white count is well below normal range consistently,  the cause needs to be identified.   Could be anemia.   Less likely possibilities range all the way to very serious bone marrow diseases.  There are protocols to identify the cause – if he cannot find it, ask him to refer you to a specialist.  BUT beware some of the tests are not pleasant.  So it is better to look for an obvious cause first (which is the most likely situation anyway).

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Robert wrote: > I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white > count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, and i > am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can > someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of it. > My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all > were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling me > one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks > later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster and > can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take > care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out the > sorce. Some one please give me some answers.

Contact your local hospital(s) and see a hematologist.  They are specialists in blood disorders, and if there’s a related bone marrow problem, they can help track that down too. — Steven D. Litvintchouk                   Email:  s…@mitre.org                 Disclaimer:  As far as I am aware, the opinions expressed herein             are not those of my employer.

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In article <3A37DAE5.589FF…@earthlink.net>, Robert <annonym…@earthlink.net> wrote: > I seem to have a constant ongoing problem with extremely low white > count, as well as low potassium. I have a chronic sinus infection, and i > am always so tired. I’ve had han HIV. test which was negative. Can > someone tell me what can be causing this and how i can take care of it. > My white blood cells, red blood cells, hematocrit, and hemoglobin all > were low as well as my potassium was low. My doctor is always telling me > one minute its real low, and the next time it’s normal. a few weeks > later it’s real low again. I feel as though i’m on a roller coaster and > can’t get off. i can’t seem to get him to find out the cause and take > care of it, even if he has to admit me into the hospital to find out the > sorce. Some one please give me some answers.

Why don’t you call the office, ask what the specific values for your wbc, rbc, MCV, MCHC, hematocrit, Hb and potassium are, and let us know?    Lp —

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