I have had a flu or virus type thing for the past week and I just got the results of my blood test back. Can someone let me know if this looks ok and if I should be worried?

WBC- 7.9 (4.1-10.9)
RBC - 4.42 (4.20-6.30)
HEMOGLOBIN- 14.6 (12.0-18.0)
HEMATOCRIT- 40.6 (37.0-51.0)
MCV- 91.8 (80.0-97.0)
MCH- 33.0 HIGH (26.0-32.0)
MCHC- 35.9 (31.0-36.0)
RDW- 11.5 (11.5-15.0)
PLATELETS- 361 (140-440)
MPV- 6.8 LOW (7.3-12.5)
NE # 5.3 HIGH (2.2-4.8)
LYMPH # 2.0 (0.6-4.1)
MONO# 0.5 (0.3-0.8)
EO # 0.1 (0.0-0.1)
BASO # 0.0 (0.0-0.1)
NE % 66.6 HIGH (43.0-65.0)
LYMPH % 24.9 (10.0-58.5)
MONO % 6.9 (5.5-11.7)
EO % 1.2 (0.9-2.9)
BASO % 0.4 (0.2-1.0)

should i be concerned over any of the higher or lower numbers?

anybody? i'm really concerned..

Marn,
Your counts look pretty good to me. What in particular concerns you or what are your symptoms? Your total white count is solid. Your platelets look good too.

The only thing out of range is your MPV, but otherwise it looks good. Tell me what you're worried about and I'll see if I can help.

Jill

Hi Jill,
I'm worried because i have had this virus type thing for 2 weeks now and I can't get better. I do have a lot of health anxiety, so I'm not sure what's in my head and what isn't. I got my bloodwork done 2 days after the one i last posted and my wbc went back down to 6.7 and the only thing that was a little low was my rdw which was off by like 3 points. What is worrying me, is my sed rate which came back at 39. my doctor said i should not worry at all but I am freaking out. I can't calm myself down. can blood tests and sed rates, go up and down all the time? I'm afraid i have something really bad.

Marn,
SED rates can be elevated if there's any inflammation in the body or if you have an illness. Which obviously, you have. It takes the body awhile to bounce back from the horrible viruses - there seemed to be some really terrible ones this season. Even after you feel better, your body is still getting back to normal.

Your hemoglobin count is fantastic - if that goes down, then you should look into it (Vitamin B12 deficiencies, folic acid deficiencies, or iron(ferritin) deficiencies.)

And yes, blood tests go up and down - even in a day. And your WBC count was 7.9, and now it's 6.7 - so it is trending down, which means you're getting better. IF you were getting worse, your body would be making more WBC to get out there and fight.

Unfortunately, you just need to rest and give it time. I understand your frustration, though. It stinks to feel bad and worry that you have something that just hasn't been found yet.

Jill