As I posted yesterday, I was in to see the doctor about my test results today. My usual doctor is currently away so I saw a different one, who is a registrar (sort of gp in training although not really training). I saw this one before about my fracture in my foot and she was fine then. This time her inexperience was really obvious.

Since my iron stores keep dropping so fast, the plan right now is to have an iron infusion, which is scheduled for Friday. I’ve had one once before when I had iron deficiency from menorrhagia and it worked well. This one should keep me in good shape for a few months and hopefully, answers will be available on the dropping iron before I need another one. I must admit I’m not very confident the capsule stuff will uncover anything but you never know.

Most of the other irregular results weren’t anything to be concerned about in isolation. A couple of tests will need to be done again. And then there is the antibody testing that again showed super-high anti-nuclear antibodies. That’s nothing new though. There was, however, mention of cytoplasmic antibodies and my questions showed this doctor knows almost nothing about them even though it’s a fairly common finding. There is also a positive test on a liver antibody which can relate to autoimmune liver issues. This had a note but was not highlighted and she would have missed it had I not pointed it out. She’s not concerned since my liver is looking really good right now. But in the past, I’ve had an ANA pattern that has had some associations with autoimmune liver disease. If something is developing I would rather know earlier than wait for it cause issues. She’s going to consult with my regular gp when she is back. Also, my liver results are “deranged” which apparently means they are up and down. About every second test shows some abnormal results. While they look great right now, they might not be quite so good next time. I never heard of deranged results before but on searching, I found it’s a common term in the medical community. Weird. They weren’t that high last time so I can’t help thinking my doctor had concerns when she ordered the tests.

All that said, my main concern is the low iron and that will hopefully be sorted, at least temporarily, after Friday.