- High Blood Platelet Count

[Guest guest]

, you said:

" On another note my doctor ran blood tests & while he said everything

looked O.K. I knew it wasn't, so I got a copy. Turns out my blood

platelet count is high as well as my sodium; at 26 years old this does

nothing but depress me.

Anyone have any suggestions on lowering these numbers? I'm seeing a

new dr but would love to hear from anyone who has the same problem! "

First, why did the doctor run blood test, what was your complaint?

Then he says everything is OK, how did you know that everything was

not OK?

Second, I have no suggestions on lowering the numbers. I have never

been told what my blood platlet count was nor my blood sodium count.

However, in doing a quick web search I found the following:

An elevated platelet count is known as thrombocytosis. The laboratory

where the test was performed will be able to tell whether a platelet

count represents an elevated value for this laboratory. An elevated

platelet count can be observed in people without significant medical

problems. Mild to moderately elevated platelet counts are commonly

seen when chronic inflammation is present.

This statement seems to indicate that you are turning this into a

bigger issue than it might deserve. IF your original complaint was

one that might have involved some chronic inflammation the the doctor

may have been correct in saying that everything was OK in the test.

The lab that did the test may have said it was normal, what makes you

say it is high?

I wish you luck with the second doctor, but suggest that if he also

says everything is OK then accept it and go on with walking to better

health.