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Hello, I know that this may seem like a strange place to post this but I was just starting nursing school when my own health took a turn for the worst. I'm sure there are a lot of really smart nurses on here who can maybe provide some advice to me. Here's some more information...

I had a blood test in July 2016 and everything was normal. I had another one in January 2018 and a few things have changed that I'm really worried and scared about especially my wbc, neutrophils, platelets, calcium and protein... everything that I've researched says cancer of some kind. I have fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome for years and possibly interstitial cystitis but that was never confirmed because I didn't want to do invasive testing at the time... I just know that none of those things can contribute to the following changes so I feel like something else is going on. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

My WBC count went from 5.3 to 6.7

Neutrophils went from from 57% to 67%

Absolute Neutrophil Count went from 3.0 to 4.4

Platelets went from 268 to 388 which is considered HIGH (reference range is 150-379) *VERY concerned about this

Hemoglobin went from 12.7 to 13.7

Hematocrit went from 38 to 41

Calcium went from 9.4 to 10.2 (almost considered HIGH)

Total Protein went from 6.6 to 7.9

Albumin went from 4.4 to 4.9

Globulin went from 2.2 & 2.5 on two older tests to now 3.0

A/G Ratio is 1.6

Protein in the routine urinalysis was negative

My cholesterol was also slightly high but I'm not concerned about it because I know that my poor eating habits/lack of exercise caused it and it can be corrected.

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Per TOS, we are unable to provide you any medical advice. Nor would it be prudent for you to seek answers from such anonymous sources as here.

Please contact your physician for your health concerns ASAP.

Talk to your doctor. The internet is not the proper place to get medical "advice."

Contact your doctor office and let them know you would like to speak to your doctor about your concerns. If the doctor is not available then speak to the nurse who will surly get you in to see your doctor.

These are all questions you should be discussing with your doctor, and while none of those results are in any way concerning, your post certainly does present sufficient reason to seek medical help.

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I don't have insurance right now which I why I wanted to seek advice to see if something serious could be going on.

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I don't have insurance right now which I why I wanted to seek advice to see if something serious could be going on. What do you mean that my post shows I need medical help?

See if there is a free clinic or income based clinic in your area and talk to a physician there.

As mentioned we as per the Terms of Service of the site cannot offer medical advice. You really need to speak to someone face to face.

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