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Old 03-30-2015, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsD View Post
I notice a few things... but really I cannot comment on everything.

Your MCV is just almost out of range. That indicates poor B12 status.

Your B12 is marginal, and you could try 1 mg a day of methycobalamin for a while and see if that helps. 400pg/ml is the new low and you are hovering over that. If you were on the way down when that test was done, you could be below it now.

Your white cells are quite low. B12 can help that a bit, but also it might indicate that your are fighting some kind of virus. White counts may go down if you have a viral illness. (your EBV titres were elevated).

The TSH of 3.31 is normal on a the old scale of .1- 5.0..but the new scale you would be just out of range and mildly hypo as the new scale ends at 3.0. Not all doctors use the new scale however.

You might think about getting a DNA test for methylation capability. Some of our posters here have done that and all of them showed genetic errors. I am beginning to think when people show up here with stubborn symptoms and a genetic panel would be helpful. 23andme.com offers this for $99.
The FDA will not let them "evaluate" the results but they do give you the results so you can look them up yourself.
Thank you so much for taking the time to look through my labs and offering this advice. All these are good points, and I will look into all concerns you have even more. I have been on B12 injections, but sparse. I am getting injections every two weeks, at 1ml. I have been getting these for two months (4 injections in). I am also taking 1000 mcg of oral B12 daily (have been doing this for one month). Sorry I failed to mention this before. I know it takes time to see the benefits, so I am not sure if I have been supplementing long enough. Thoughts? I will look into ordering this test.
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