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Tired, but Blood Tests Normal?
Something of interest I just thought about. For the other symptoms of Chronic Fatigue that often goes with this anemia, they say it isn't easy to find. Tests keep coming back normal. Many times you hear this on Mystery Diagnosis TV program/s
If someone only has one thing wrong (& a parent didn't have CFIDS type symptoms)
Then - a test on something will go UP for one ailment
and then DOWN for the other ailment
... Two things wrong, but tests look normal
They say random distribution of weight RDW is a sign of hemolytic anemia when it is elevated (& other things) ... but it is lower when there is rheumatoid arthritis ... So a person who had both ailments wouldn't look like there was a problem with either, per this test at least
Another fatigue sign that I found very interesting is that a very elevated white blood cell count may be a fatigue sign. Sometimes it indicates an infection; sometimes it is indicative of lymphoma ... but that it would be a fatigue sign blew me away! (Red blood cells in Autoimmun Hemolytic Anemia are made in the bone marrow as are the white blood cells. Although the info I read said that it had nothing to do with the AIHA per se, the production of WBCs were stimulated as they are made in the bone marrow also.
Over 50 web pages:
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/jan08.htm
The chemical exposure to suspect for the FLU, Metabolic Syndrome (including diabetes), Tumors, CFIDS, Autoimmune issues
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