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Mother Margaret
January 24, 2004   
I asked at our hospital blood laboratory whether the 'RETIC ratio' was something that showed up whenever blood was drawn.

"NO" it is a test that is ordered specially. (about $53 in our area) The lab tech said any doctor someone has seen in the state could order from them blood-work, and people who live close by could have the draw locally.

I believe that will give a strong indication as to whether the chemical 2-butoxyethanol or diethylene glycol monobutyl ether is a chemical exposure you need to be concerned with.
http://www.valdezlink.com/hb/2-B_causes.htm
www.valdezlink.com/acute.htm
www.valdezlink.com/check_blood.htm#retic

And also, you can call any place you have had blood drawn, or your records from past doctor visits to fill in your own RBC, WBC and PTL past history

Here are a couple other basic charts to help you along: www.valdezlink.com/men.htm or www.valdezlink.com/women.htm

You can ask them also to mail you copies, but a chart is very helpful to you and to any future doctors.

Even get the info of how healthy your blood was before you went into the service, too

Check to see if anywhere along the line there has been a check on kidney function and liver function

In future, please be sure to ask the lab tech to comment on your red blood cells. Sometime lab work is done all by computers? You are asking for a person to look thru the microscope and make comment.

This is a favorite 'overview page' www.valdezlink.com/generic.htm

And if indicated, here are more things to ask your doctor to look into: www.valdezlink.com/pages/acute-hematology-overview.htm

 


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Mother Margaret
 January 23, 2004
http://www.valdezlink.com/sperm_count.htm
Robert
Member
  January 23, 2004
How about a link to a credible source or link to medical info? I saw no outside links to anything.
Mother Margaret
 January 24, 2004 
www.valdezlink.com/pages/sperm_in_news.htm

Right on!

I located sources since I posted this, and it is confirmed in several places ... relating many times to pesticide effect (ethylene glycol ethers are not only solvents, but also pesticides AND poisons; researchers wouldn't think to check them in particular, or would they?)

Has the water been tested for this chemical?
C6H14O2/CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH   *  *
or its compound version
C8H18O3/CH2(CH2)3OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH

Author Topic:   Anyone have odd lumps?
Mother Margaret
 January 23, 2004   
Here are some thoughts to consider.

1-24-04                 Maybe the Cat can help?      Benzene vs ethylene glycol ether harm

     Now remember, you have to catch the doctor's attention in the first  place!

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