My sister had a blood test a week ago because he joints had been swelling up a lot and the Dr wanted to rule out arthritis. She got a letter in the post yesterday saying to go for another blood test. She went this morning but the nurse told her she shouldn't have come yet as she has to have the blood test in another 3 to 4 weeks. She didn't say anything else just to come back then. Any ideas why?
Couldn't reply to my orginal post but apparently all the nurse said is she has significantly raised platelets. What does this mean? She been getting swelling on her joints which hurt a lot. The first blood test checked everything, this time she has to have a full blood count and something else which I can't remember. Thanks for your help
2007-03-28 23:40:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Could be that she may have an autoimmune disorder (some arthritic conditions such as Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis fall in to this category.
I would recommend that she call the office back to get more info as to why she has to wait 3 or 4 weeks for the next set of tests.
2007-03-28 23:45:08 · answer #1 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they may think she has an infection and want to wait until this has passed (fighting off a cold)
2007-03-29 00:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Em 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_blood_count .
http://www.arthurandrew.com/home
2007-03-28 23:42:59 · answer #3 · answered by unitedfaith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋