Blood Test Results
So.
Of all the blood tests I took, the liver profile was slightly high and the ESR was slightly high. Only slightly, though. I was told I should retake the first in six months and the second in three.
I'm not really so concerned about the ESR one. ESR tells you if you have any inflammation. I do. I did last year around this time, too, when the arthritis thing cropped up. I'm going to guess the ESR being slightly high is related to the arthritis.
I don't really know about the liver thing, but obviously it's not anything to worry about because they wouldn't leave it for six months if it were.
None of this really tells me why I have a huge lymph node in the back of my neck. The person who gives you the results is just a receptionist and can't tell you anything particularly useful except whether your tests are normal or not.
The doctor's office doesn't open again until 2:30, but I'll be on the phone with them as soon as it does. I'll try to make another appointment for next week. I'm not just going to let this go, even if it is nothing to worry about.
I do feel reassured that I'm probably okay, though. So that's something.
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Great news. Several people have told me about having their enlarged node "drained"??. I agree with you... they never really explained the problem.
Let me know!
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Beth Ballingall
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I've had elevated liver function tests since I was 12. It never goes away. It can be a sign of mono, a condition called 'fatty liver,' half a million rare diseases... Or absolutely nothing at all. At slightly elevetaes, I'd go with the nothing at all assumption.
Good luck.