My rheumies office called and said he wants me to see my PCP ASAP. My reticulate count is really high. This is a first for me. The urgency worries me. I set an appointment for Monday. Has anyone dealt with this before or have any knowledge of what this May mean? Thank you.
Hi JME, I have Hemolytic Anemia which means my red cells get eaten up quicker than my bone marrow can make more. Having HA makes my reticulocyte count high with a low Haptoglobin. He may be worried that you are bleeding somewhere internally, and if you are also on blood thinners, it could be very dangerous. I hope they figure it out and ease your worrying.
Cam
He did ask me about my monthly cycle being heavy and such. I am pregnant right now so that was not the cause. What are the treatments for this anemia?
Here is a good site with information about HA (Mine is Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia)
http://www.drugs.com/health-guide/hemolytic-anemia.html
Thank you!
Hell JME, this is the ANA test the your PC does to see how active the LUPUS is and the stage it is in (Anti-nuclar ). It is nothing to stress about.,PC is the one to run this test for the rheumy, Don't Stress!!!!! Nothing major, it is a common test . It show how the Lupus progress for the rheumy to know what to do ( which meds , what level -active , and to know what stage the Lupus is at). Again don't stress the issue - hard to do that? But don't - you will be okay , this is a good process !!!! smile ...Beverly L.