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Anemia
with small red
blood cells?
Has anyone been told they are anemic not as in
low number of red blood cells but the size of
them? I am a Gulf War vet and have always been
suspicious of any symptoms I have had. After a
long bout with excessive fatigue I had blood
work done, everything was normal but this.
Brave Rifles Gulf War Syndrome forum -
healthboards
healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=150278
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What
are the size and shape of your red blood cells?
Some replies to his comments - another forum: 2004
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"My dad has just
been told the same thing. He has been getting severe headaches. Do
you get headaches too? I am hoping they send my dad to see a blood
specialist. Did they do anything more for you?"
My dad has also been having night sweats. They have run so many
tests on him. I think they are looking for a chronic illness to
explain the anemia, night sweats and headaches but everything
keeps coming back clean.
He has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now. They are giving him
tylonel and morphine to control the headaches. The tylonel works
for about 6 hours but after the 6 hours are up, the headache
returns in the exact same spot. He says that it feels like his
head is going to explode.
His doctor said that the red blood cells look like they are
shrinking and he has never seen this before. They let my dad out
of the hospital for the weekend and told him it was okay to drive.
He was driving and got dizzy and almost passed out. Fortunately he
as able to pull over. My mom called for help and they admitted him
back into the hospital immediately.
I think he needs to see a blood specialist. He is currently seeing
an internist/internalist. The doctor has been great but he seems
stumped but what is happening to my dad. The only test that had
abnormal results was a bone scan on his head. It has abnormal
activity which they thought was inflammation. They did an MRI next
and it showed nothing. They have taken bone marrow and that came
back clean too.
My dad is a janitor/custodian for the school board. He uses
all sorts of chemicals when he cleans. He was also in St. Lucia at
a walk in volcano where he was breathing really heavy because for
some off reason he thought the volcano ash would help his cough.
It is probably stupid but I thought I should mention it.
I think I mentioned that his cranial bone scan had abnormal
activity so they thought an infection would show up on the MRI but
it did not. He is currently waiting to see a nuerologist and I
think they are planning to do some sort of biopsy. They were also
going to exlore something called Whipple's Disease which I think
is a malabsorption disease that may be effecting his bodies
ability to absorb nutrients.
He has been seeing an internist. The internist has been great but
and getting all sorts of tests done very quickly. We have ruled
all sorts of stuff out but not come to any sort of firm
conclusion. It is getting very frustrating. What would you
suggest. Can anyone help?
Does the abnormal bone scan on his head make sense with chemical
poisoning? The doctor said the bone builds up and breaksdown
continually and my dad's is doing it more than it should - hence
them thinking he has inflammation or infection. Problem is the MRI
does not confirm this. They think his anemia (shrink cells are a
result of what is going on up there). However, they haven't
confirmed anything. He is still waiting to see the neurosurgeon.
He has also been admitted back in to the hospital because of his
headaches. They are now giving him shots of demerol. He had some
sort of test where they went down his throat to look at his
stomach and they are doing a spinal tap tomorrow. There can't be
too many more tests that they can run on him. I have spoken to my
dad and asked him to ask the doctor about the chemical poisoning.
Someone else has suggested to my dad that he request to see a
hematologist.
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| I am 26 years old I
have had the same thing with the small red blood cells for 2 years
now the doctor told me I am so anemic that my body has
compensating by making smaller cells in the right amount of
quantity instead of normal size cells in a smaller quantity. He
told me that can happen when you are anemic for too long. I am not
sure about other diseases and conditions that could be underlying
this is just my experience. Von |
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| hi, I was just
informed by my dr, that I had the right amount of blood cells they
are small. She thought it is just in the Genes, I thought this was
probably why I stay so tired. Any word on this problem? luvbnana |
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hello, I am new to
this board.. I was doing a search for topics that had "small
red blood cells" and this came up, so i registered. I have
small red blood cells and since the DR, has no advice for me as to
why, i thought i might look it up. There is a genetic disease that
runs in my family and thought maybe it might have something to do
with that.. the disease is called. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
. I've always had the small red blood cells . Anyone ever heard of
someone having small red blood cells because of some other reason,
other than being around war? I'm 26 , have two kids, never been
out of the country...
any ideas would be much appreciated. Bless you all
1-14-2005
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I was also doing a
search about Small red blood cells and have been reading
everyone's posts.
I have been going through MANY tests for a couple of months now,
all starting because of extreme fatigue. The DR says i have
microcytosis (small red blood cells) but I get very little info.
He has started me on Iron and B12 but is still running continuous
tests -- like 4 ultrasounds (abdominal, renal, and 2 pelvis) and
now I have been having severe headaches so he's added a CAT scan
and referring me to a neurologist. I'm so confused because he does
not seem alarmed, yet with all these tests it seems he's looking
for something. I thought the diagnosis of microcytosis was IT!
ITHERK -- I am very interested in how your dad is doing. I don't
know how old all these posts are.
If anyone has any information-- please help!!!
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hi im doug. gw vet. ya i have the blood count out of whack and
night sweats and the rashes. but it doesn't exist right??
pontiacmech |
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I was not in the Gulf
War but I was just told my red blood cells are small after my most
recent blood test. So I have to be retested. Last time I went to
give blood I was turned down because of low iron.
Jackson1958 6-3-05 |
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| I was recently told
that i have small Red blood cells, i too am wondering what that is
from. My doc. didn't seem to concerned about it, but i don't know
what it could be. Aspen |
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My Dad just had this
happen over the weekend. Not only did he have low red blood count
and low hemoglobin (severe anemia), he also had small red blood
cells. His Iron was at 11 - when normal iron is between 75 and
200. His B12 was 3 to 6 times what it normally should be. Now, the
small cells can be indicative of lead poisoning. My Dad is also a
Vet - but from around the Cuban Missile Crisis ('59 - '63). He
chipped paint like crazy when he was in the Navy, so that may be
the most logical reason. They gave him 4 pints of blood in
transfusion - but that is only going to last so long. It got him
close to normal. Hey Doug - I'm not sure if you check this, but
you might want to look at Endocarditis. It has symptoms of the
night sweats and stuff. I believe you. A friend of mine was in the
Persian Gulf War and has started to have some problems.
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