I am stressed
Hi all!
Female
30 years old
I had an appointment today as my blood test showed I have raised Haemoglobin, Haematocrit and RBC. This is the first I was made aware of it, but she went back through my records and all of my blood tests since 2017 (as far back as she went) showed they have been high, she was disgusted that it hadn’t been picked up on.
I’m in the UK so I’ll do my best to convert the readings
Haemoglobin: 16.4
Haematocrit: 48.4%
RBC: 5.53
I’m unsure if iron readings have any significance but I’m low-normal of this scale (see pic)
I have had a few symptoms but put this down to other issues: itching after cardio & hot baths (I thought this was allergies/eczema), my blood pressure is high for my age, and I am ALWAYS fatigued (but I have endometriosis which really can take it out of ya) and lastly, I get lightheaded/dizziness at random points in the day?
Im now waiting for JAK2 testing and EPO, she said I will most likely be referred to haematology when these results come back. I’m debating going privately for the blood tests as NHS have a 2 week wait to get my bloods taken and then they said the results can take weeks.
Did anyone have similar readings/symptoms?
I wasn’t going to let it get in my head, but 3 hours later & here I am!