I have waited three days to see the Doctor about my blood test results, but it has felt like about a fortnight. I think it must be a sign that I am getting older. It is not like me at all to worry. I tend to think what will be will be.
Over those three days, all sorts of things entered my head. Maybe the results are negative, and the Doctor is going to tell me I don't have a flare and is going to cancel my referral. Maybe it's showing that I'm anaemic, perhaps it's suggesting that there is a cause for serious concern ....I even started to wonder whether the Pentasa might have some hideous side effect that nobody had told me about.
I actually felt quite nervous when I walked into the surgery. It turned out however, that it wasn't anything to be too alarmed at. My haemoglobin levels were a little low, but not dreadful. My red blood cells were a little low and my inflammatory markers were a little high.
This suggests that I am a little anaemic, which may mean I am bleeding, or I may be deficient in Iron, rather than losing blood. The inflammatory markers are showing that the Pentasa is helping, as I'm sure if I was not taking it then the inflammatory markers would be much higher (but this is speculation, and the Doctor didn't say this, it's just my interpretation). He took another blood test looking specifically for my iron levels. This would prove it was iron deficient anaemia rather than anything else.
Thankfully, the Doctor saw these results as evidence that I was having a flare, and therefore has upgraded my referral to the consultant to urgent. I guess this means, that I may get to the consultant sooner on a cancellation.
A cancellation would be good, as today I decided to try having vegetable soup, that my husband had kindly made for my lunch. This I think was a mistake. I have been very uncomfortable all day and there is distention in my upper abdomen, and loose stools. All very frustrating. Grrr!
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