lupus, kidney disease, anemia, diabetes?I recently had bloodwork done as well as a urine sample.
I gained about 25 pounds last year in a short period of time.
I have been very tired as well, for most of the year.
I took depoprvera and ended up having bloodclots for 6 months (not very fun if that was my first six months of marriage)
And have been miserable since....
My mother has lupus, but in our family it seems to skip generations.
things that were 'out of range' were:
platelet count: 431 (when it should be between 150-400.)
urine: cloudy.
urine protein: >0.15 (when it should be <0.15.)
urine keytones: >1.5 (when it should be <1.5)
ferritin: 14 (normal range is 15-180)
Anyone know anything about any of this?
Please let me know, thanks so much!
I am going to add symptoms like: night sweats, always itchy, want to pass out after lunch, go pee in the middle of the night, veeeeery tired all the time, no energy, always hungry but nothing appeals, blood clotty periods, cold feet.
Might I also add that I have been on anti-depressants (zoloft) for about two years, (I have very unstable emotions).
5'0
130lbs
20.5yrs
Scottish, English, Irish, Norweigian, Hawaiian, Indian (like canadian aboriginal), Italian and Flemmish.
Also, I might add I was diagnosed with anemia in grade 2. My mother said when I was 11, when I got my first period, she took me in for a blood test, and they said I was anemic then too.
And also, when I was 16, I had a kidneystone. I never found out why, or what kind it was though...
Posted by mema6399
I have had lupus for about 30 years and I didn't think it was hereditary.The way I understand the blood count was bad if it were a low count. I hope it isn't lupus you have.
Posted by RetroBlader
The normal range for platelet counts differs from lab to lab, and many labs use 150-450. Moreover, slightly high platelets are of no consequence. So, no need to worry about your platelets.
Ferritin that low usually indicates low iron levels in the body, which can lead to iron-deficiency anemia. (Was your hemoglobin normal?) Due to menstrual blood loss, young women are particularly likely to have low iron levels. You can increase your iron levels by taking supplements/vitamins, or naturally through high-iron foods.
Cloudy urine can mean many different things -- one of which is small amounts of blood in the urine, which is a sign of kidney disease. Does your test report say whether your urine was positive or negative for blood?
High urine protein is also a sign of kidney disease, but can go up temporarily after rigorous exercise or during a bladder infection. You should have your urine test repeated to make sure the urine protein returns to normal.
Having ketones in the urine is also abnormal. While it can occasionally happen during starvation (if you fasted for a long time), it can also be a sign of diabetes mellitus ("sugar diabetes"). What does your test report say about sugar in the urine? More importantly, what was your blood sugar?
With your recent weight gain, urine protein and urine ketones, you should definitely be screened for diabetes. If your recent blood tests didn't include fasting blood sugars (glucose), ask your doctor to have that done.
Finally, lupus can be extremely hard to diagnose, especially in the early stages. None of the tests you gave above is a good test for lupus (although having a low ferritin and normal/high platelets make active lupus less likely), so if you are really worried, talk to your doctor to have a blood test called ANA (anti-nuclear antibodies) done.
Good luck!
Posted by Linda R
You have a lot more going on that most doctors would want to diagnose, much less a bunch of amateurs on yahoo.
Lupus is not hereditary like sickle cell is. People who develop lupus have a predisposition to it. But there have been studies where there are identical twins: one develops lupus and the other does not. Some researchers believe that you need a combination of a predisposition to autoimmunity AND triggers to develop lupus. Some researchers consider hormonal birth control to be a trigger, others do not. The jury is still out. But it is possible.
Lupus people often have low platelet counts. Cloudy urine could come from lots of things, most likely a low grade infection.
For protein in the urine .15 WHAT? At my worst, I had 1400 mg protein in 24 hours. Your figure is useless to me.
Keytones, I believe, have to do with protein metabolism. Not sure.
Ferritin is iron.
For most of the stuff you don't tell us how FAR out of range it is.
And finally, none of those tests is definitive for lupus. Go to the link below to understand your lab tests. And please ASK YOUR DOCTOR what they mean! That's what s/he gets paid for!
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