Red blood cell count

[Angelaska]

Hi, please can someone help interpret my blood results:

November 2011

RBC 4.82, range 3.80-4.80 10*12
MCHC 35.5, range 31.5-34.5
TSH 5.2, range 0.2-4.2
Free T4 16.8, range 12-22

February 2012

RBC 5.26, range 3.80-4.80 10*12
HB 15.2, range 12-15
MCV 82.3, range 83-100
MCHC 35.1, range 31.5-34.5
TSH 2.20, range 0.2-4.2

May 2013

RBC 5.33, range 3.80-4.80 10*12
HB 15.3, range 12-15
MCV 82, range 83-100
MCHC 35, range 31.5-34.5
TSH 22, range 0.2-4.2
Free T4 10.9, range 10-22

August 2013

RBC 4.94, range 3.80-4.80 10*12
Ferritin 15, range 30-400

November 2013

TSH 4.3, range 0.2-4.2
Free T4 15.3, range 10-22

May 2014

TSH  4.5, range 0.2-4.2
Free T4 19.3, range 12-22
Ferritin 15, range 30-400
RBC 4.82, range 3.80-4.80 10*12
MCHC 346, range 315-345

July 2014

! Full blood count - exclamation point against test, why? I think it's about the red bloods again.

August 2014

! Thyroid autoantibodies 141, range <34

Why are my red blood cells consistently elevated yet fluctuate please? Doctor won't give me any information regarding the test done in august and my endocrinologist is not returning my calls or emails.

thank you

[Jerry_NJ]

I've never seen the HB abbreviation for hemoglobin but the numbers look right.

I think range you show looks right and the HB is trending high too... again I think that isn't a problem... but may indicate something you doctor can advise on.  hemoglobin is a measure of the bloods ability to carry oxygen to the muscles, so again a little high shouldn't be anything more than "better than average".

I feel the same way about the cholesterol numbers. In my case the HDL is higher than normal (the good element) and the LDL is normal, thus the ration HDL/LDL is above range.  I think this is all good and my doctor has never said there is anything wrong, but my numbers are out of the normal range.  

[Angelaska]

Thanks for response.

I didn't know if haemoglobin is abbreviated on my printout and I didn't know if they were relevant, sorry I didn't include them. I've seen HB on some of my printouts, is that Haemoglobin?

Nov 2011

HB 14.2g/dL (12-15)

Feb 2012

HB 15.2g/dL (12-15)

May 2013

Haemoglobin estimation (?) 153 g/L (120-150)

Aug 2013

Haemoglobin estimation 141 g/L (120-150)

May 2014

Haemoglobin estimation 139 g/L (120-150)

Health symptoms that I have relating to high RBC count:

- Blurred vision/double vision
- Headaches
- Itchy skin
- Muscle pain
- Dizziness
- Reynaud's phenomenon
- High blood pressure, sometimes
- Tinnitus

Ferritin is low, too. I can include the numbers of that if required.

[Jerry_NJ]

I don't see anything to worry about regarding the RBC count.  You are only slightly over the "average" range.  Not an expert here, but more is better than less in my opinion.

I know nothing about the other numbers.. how about hemoglobin?

Do you have any health symptoms that you can relate to possible blood cell count?   I'd do a search on high RBC count.