Blood Work ??

[tlabruyere]

I was given my daughter's blood work results from ER. She was dx with ileitis and we now have to see GI for more test to see about if it's crohns

Has anyone else here have their blood work show the following:

Albumin...high
MCV....LOW
MCH...LOW
RDW...HIGH
SEGS...HIGH
LYMPHS...LOW
MONOS...HIGH
KETONES....A??? Not sure what that stAnds for

 

[Catherine]

Does your daughter have anemia?

 

[tlabruyere]

I'm not sure. I don't know how to read the blood work. We were told she had inflammation in her ileum and we needed to check her for crohns with a GI dr. She also is now complaining that her throat hurts off and on during the day. She can't seem to describe the pain. She said it's not a scratchy feeling. It just hurts. She also had about four ulcers in her mouth but they went away after they put her on prednisone.

 

[Catherine]

Ok do you can have a number and range for each of levels tested?

Do have a hemoglobin level? Or a ferritin level?

 

[tlabruyere]

Mcv 80.6 L
Mch 26.6 L
Rdw 15.9 H
Segs% 80.0 H
Lymph % 7.7 L
Segs#7.84 H
Lymph#.75 L
Monos# 1.17 H
Albumin 4.9 H
Rbc 5.52 H
Wbc 9.8 N

 

[Catherine]

Have you got an appointment with the GI?

 

[tlabruyere]

Yes we go this Wednesday. I'm just worrying myself I guess. Besides the inflammation she suffers from constipation severely. I've brought her to dr one other time bleeding from rectum was told it was prob tears in her colon but they didn't do any test to check. I believe they gave her antibiotics. Then one other time I brought her to ER thinking appendix and it was that she was severely backed up. Took 2 enemas and lots of Miralax. Without Miramax she doesn't use restroom. She also has complained of being shaky and weak feeling. This was all before this recent ER visit which was when we found out she might have crohns. The only test they did was cat scan and blood work. So not too sure.

 

[Catherine]

How old is your girl?

GI sound like a good place in start. There is something a miss with her blood work.

You may want to make post in the parents forum

http://www.crohnsforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=49

You will get more response there. The Parents would like to welcome you to the forum.

 

[tlabruyere]

She is 14.