Could you explain what the results of my blood work means?

My wbc is 4.9, RBC is 5.26,HGB 16.4, HCT 49.7 My PLT count is 118 with the %MONO 11.3. My MPV is 10.1 and my glucose is 122. I have had three heart attacks and have a stent. I have lupus and fibromyalgia as well as sleep apnea. I have had two episodes of very low blood pressure which required hospitalization. I do not know what to look for in the results or what they mean.

Not to be a smart #$#, but that’s what your doctor is for.

These values are pretty OK for most people. For you, only your doctor
can say.

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Tri State Sleep Disorder Center

Tri State Sleep Disorder Center (Dr. Martin Scharf) is a Cincinnati sleep center that specializes in sleep disorders, dme services and sleep research. Our sleep disorder research and Cincinnati sleep medicine coveres insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg, fibromyalgia nd narcolepsy.

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Tri State Sleep Disorder Center

Tri State Sleep Disorder Center (Dr. Martin Scharf) is a Cincinnati sleep center that specializes in sleep disorders, dme services and sleep research. Our sleep disorder research and Cincinnati sleep medicine coveres insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg, fibromyalgia nd narcolepsy.

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I wore a splint to bed and woke up with very swollen and red fingers.?

Another medical question, yes: I am a 28 year old female who has nerve problems on the right side. I also type for a living. I went to the doctor last week who told me I have chronic back pain and I think cervical radiculopathy and carpal tunnel. I have been to a rheumatologist and diagnosed as fibromyalgia and strong suspicion for sleep apnea, who has prescribed Neurontin, etc., but I haven't been able to take because of weight gain. Anyways, my question is this: I wore my splint all night, and woke up with a very swollen puffy hand with redness. It's still slightly swollen, and definitely painful. I continue to have pain, despite the Aleve the doctor advised and the splint. Any advice? I have a lot of chronic pain and am beginning to feel hopeless, really. My main question is why did my hand swell and why is the pain not abating. Thanks!

Its possible the splint was too tight–or you laid on your arm which caused your arm to resist teh splint

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Would you legalize Marijuana for Industrial and Medical use?

Industrial use = Fuel, Food, Product, etc. (The portion of the products that can be made by hemp number over 2,500)

Medical use = Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Diabetes mellitus, Dystonia, Fibromyalgia, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gliomas, Hepatitis C, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hypertension, Incontinence, Multiple sclerosis, Osteoporosis, Pruritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sleep apnea, Tourette's syndrome, etc. (Note: These are some the the diseases and viruses who's symptomes can be treated.)

Annual American deaths caused by smoking marijuana. 0

of course so write your congress men and woman

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Any answer to this chronic fatigue?

I think I have chronic fatigue syndrome. This has been going on for many years (following a car accident), but every year it gets worse. I am so disabled that I can barely get out of bed, and then I feel so sleepy I have to quickly take care of business and then back to bed to recoup. It's certainly not normal to sleep almost all day and night, and then to be tired the whole time I am awake and doing things. I NEVER awaken feeling refreshed. I do have sleep apnea but I use the CPAP machine every night. So something else is causing this?

I am not depressed, I have a very optimsitic outlook on Life. I do suffer chronic pain mostly from Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Snydrome. And I can't exercise, my lungs have a disease that makes it very hard for me to breath so I'm alwasy SOB. I also have a very fast heart beat with no known cause. I think my heart is normal. My thyroid tested normal too, at least on the blood test.

Is there anything that can make me not so sleepy? Even the Provigil barely helps (it's a drug to stimulate me). Sometimes I feel like I can't function at all, and go into a deep sleep.

Could this be environmental? Allergies? And most of all, what will reverse this condition before it does affect my heart from lack of exercise? I'm really worried. 44 years old. Non smoker, don't drink. Will a homeopathic doctor help?

If this is worrying you, just download this page, and take it to your doctor, and give it to them. Or get a second opinion from another doctor. Maybe a specialist.
If you are going to get a second opinion, from a homeopathic doctor, make sure they are registered, and are a general practitioner,or specialist, with an interest in homeopathy medicine.
Only a trained professional can give you advice. Also let everyone know, that this is worrying you, by talking about your fears with the doctors/specialists that you consult. Talk about the fears you have mentioned above. Download the page and take it with you.

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Muscular/skeletal problems, please advise!?

I was born with JRA and it progressed as I got older. When I was 12 I was permenantly in a wheelchair. But when I was 18, after my DPTP imunization, I presented as though I had Polio. I didn't, and every year I get worse.
My large muscle groups (hips, thights, shoulders, back, abdomen) do not respond well, and have very restrictive movement, weakness, and pain. My muscles and joints cannot support me. I am in constant pain despite fentanyl.
I have had a muscle biopsy for MD (neg.), evoke potentials for MS (neg.), and other many tests, none conclusive. I am soon to go in for another round of these tests, since it's been 10 years. I have had many diagnoses from ME, CFS, fibromyalgia, etc. But none of these have proved true due to presentation. I also am always exhasted, and have sleep apnea that does not respond to CPAP.
I am asking anyone to give me some hint as to what might be wrong. I am desperate to know. If you want more info, please email me.
I do have maintenance therapy to keep my range of movement (had it since I was little). Any more intense PT actually makes me worse in the long run. Some of the tests are by specialist, some by family doc. They think there may be something wrong with how my brain talks to my body. But no disease name.

This may sound a little crazy to you, but let me tell you what happened with my mother. She had what the doctor called a sudden, severe attack of rheumatoid arthritis, and was in a nursing home but eventually was able to go home, and had a very good doctor, but had lots of pain and things she couldn't do. Finally she decided to come from the west coast to Texas for a visit.

I told her to ask her rheumatologist if he had ever heard of a relationship of RA to allergy, and he said yes, there were foods that seemed to make it worse. Then I asked her to find a doctor who knew about clinical ecology, and to be tested for allergies, which she did, and then called me.

She said "No wonder my hands were so sore and I kept them under running water in your sink, (warm or cold?)"
While she was here she had corn on the cob, corn bread, deep fried fish (dipped in corn meal to fry), and cream style corn, and when the testing showed allergy to corn and she left it alone, the pain went away. She had not been able to raise her arms up high at all, but can now put them straight up over her ears, also eliminating the things she tested allergic to. She was allergic to corn, beef, garbanzo beans (!) but that included peas, beans, peanuts, and when she stopped eating the things on the list, she got enough better that her doctor was arranging to have new joints for her fingers.
But her age and cancer canceled that plan.

Why not Google Theron Randolph, and see of you can find one of his books, "An Alternative Approach To Allergies".

I did google "juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, allergies", and found the web site below, and I'm including a book mentioned in this article about Heidi, who had JVD. You'll find her story interesting reading.

"I was given the book Is This Your Child by Doris Rapp. Dr. Mercola began testing Heidi for allergies and found she was allergic to all types of mold, formaldehyde, milk, wheat, corn, beans, peanuts and tomatoes. The connection between what she ate and how she felt was amazing. Corn products produced excruciating pain. We discovered many food products have corn hidden in their ingredients…."

http://www.rheumatic.org/heidi.htm is the site, and Dr. Doris Rapp has other books on allergy also.

I hope this information is able to give you a much better life to look forward to. May God bless you.

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Should I be Disabled ?

Ok ,
I have been fighting for disability for years ..After a mental breakdown 5 years ago ,I have not been able to do my work anymore .I now have issues with severe depression ,anxiety , multiple moods disorder , severe sleep apnea , diabetes , chronic pain , total body pain ,AKA Fibromyalgia ..I am lucky if i have one good day a week where i am not plagued with fears of going outside or severe pain ..Which gets worse with everything I do ..
After 4 years i lost my first disability case ..And now the second one I started last year , just came back denied ..Worst thing ,after the end of december ,I am told , I am no longer qualified for disabilty..I am an American Citizen Born and Raised ..Should I be qualified for disability ?

I don’t quality for disability either and I have a spinal cord injury. So I keep on working. Not easy. Not fun. Not fair. But that is the way life is sometimes. We do what we gotta do to get by.

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Sarcoidosis with Pulmonary Hypertension anyone??

I am a 34 year old female with this condition & everything that my doctor has tried has failed in getting it under control. Currently I am on oxygen 24/7 and I have a CPAP machine with oxygen at night due to sleep apnea. Unfortunately, I also have seizures, fibromyalgia, rheumatiod arthritis, lupus, depression, panic/anxiety disorder, I also have 4 spots on the front of my brain which my doctor does not know what it is. I know that sarcoids can spread to other organs but doctor says that it generally stays in place?? However, I have been having vision loss in my right eye, my pcp checked my eyes and I could only read one letter on the 2nd line. Can sarcoids be affecting my eyes now. I am scared. My lung doctor has dismissed me as a patient due to the this statement: I don't know if I can help you, more than likely you have had this disease for over 10 years and the other doctors just let it go. So in other words he didn't want to be stuck in the middle. Waiting on disability court date
My apologies for not listing my meds.
Tylox for pain
Demerol for pain
Duragesic patch for pain
Keppra for seizures
Flexiril for Fibromyalgia
Zanaflex for Fibromyalgia
Prednisone for Sarcoidosis & Lupus
Phenegran for nausea
Celexa for Depression
xanax for panic/anxiety disorder
methotrexate for Sarcoidosis & Lupus
CPAP w/oxygen for sleep apnea
oxygen for Sarcoidosis & P. Hypertention
And I am currently on a heart & diabetes diet. And I don't have diabetes (unless they just have told me yet) "sigh"
Carla, thanks for all the websites, they will be helpful & I will email you because I have questions that you may be able to help me with.

Canajoh, my husband & I feel the same way. We are questioning the sarcoids. I have already had a 2nd opinion which came back inconclusive for sarcoids but they still said it was sarcoids. This is my health they are playing with. By the way, my doctor is making arrangements for me to go to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. but they have been booked up. Sad to say.

Thanks to all for your support.

whoa! reading your question, i can almost feel the pain — that's tough. all i know is the reason why you're having pulmonary hypertension is because you're having lung problems that's why you're on oxygen and cpap. but the rest? not really in my area of expertise but looks like your problems stems from neuromuscular disorders. and now they found spots in your brain to which your doctor would not do anything? try seeking second opinion — to tell you the truth, if i were the doctor and you have all of these conditions — it IS tough and i wouldn't know where to start.

i think they should have tests done to you to see where the root of all problems originates and try to fix that and slowly working outwards to other problem areas as well. the most important thing is to find out where it all originated and treat that. because im guessing the symptoms you're getting right now are side effects of that "root problem"

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Where can I find a low sodium recipe for macroni and cheese?

I am on a low sodium diet. Here is why–I have quite a few health problems–including, but not limited to, hypothyroidism, hypokalemia (low potassium), hyperaldesteronism (overactive adrenals), hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), kyphosis (a form of scoliosis), Fibromyalgia, major depression, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Sleep Apnea, Premature ventricular contractions, Narcolepsy, severe Edema issues, and no telling what all else! On top of all of that, I was born deaf-blind due to Congenital Rubella Syndrome–mom got the german measles when she was preggers with me. So as you can see, I got quite a few problems……so it is imperative that I follow a strict diet with as little sodium as possible.

I hope somebody can help point me in the right direction so I can finally enjoy macroni and cheese again. TIA!

Hi. There is no need for a special recipe. The salt in mac-cheese is in the cheese.

Do not add any to the water you cook the pasta in, obviously, and use a no sodium pasta.

Similarly, you can get low sodium cheeses.

Now the bad news - it will not be the same. If you can replace the sodium with potassium salt this may be help with the taste but make sure you check that this is not going to cause medical difficulties.

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