Blood work

[1fish2fish]

All is good one item a bit high. It says MPV normal range is 7.5 to 11.5 I'm @ 11.7. I won't see the Dr until next week does anyone know what  MPV is ? tomorrow is my 5th shot still zero sx man I'm a happy camper.

[1fish2fish]

If HGB stands for Hemoglobin mine is 14.4. Thanks to all for helping me better understand my blood work, it's all very new to me.

[LookingForward12]

Thanks Willbb .... I meant to add that they need to be much higher before its a real concern. You explain things so much more clearly.  ;)

[willbb]

The very slightly "larger " platlets are absolutely nothing to worry about.This is very common while treating as the platelet production is trying to keep up ...younger ones just are slightly larger...

Best..Will

[LookingForward12]

This site explains allow the CBC blood count stuff......in pretty simple terms. I had wondered what all of that was too! :-)

http://www.lymphomation.org/CBC-blood-counts.htm

[BoceprevirGal]

Aha..mean platelet count size it is.  Yes, mine were noted as being larger than normal also.  The baby ones (the new ones) are larger.  The meds cause hemolytic anemia~  what is your HGB??

[LookingForward12]

 MPV - Mean Platelet Volume 
Ref.  Range 7.5 - 11.5
Measures the average volume (size) of your platelets. Platelets vary in size, with young platelets being larger than older ones.
Higher-than-normal MPV is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and stroke.

That being said, I went back and looked at my values through out treatment and they tended to fluctuate from week to week.

Read more: How to Interpret MPV Blood Test Results | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4928540_interpret-mpv-blood-test-results.html#ixzz1txKZDvYd

[BoceprevirGal]

That sounds good. I couldn't find MPV on my labs, but these meds make stuff go out of range, that is normal. My MCV, MCH and MCHC are all out of normal range, and your # is barely out of range, s it stands~
    Maybe one of the experts will come swimming down this stream, and tell you soon, Fish

[Sentinel13]

Hi Fish: Great to hear you are doing so well. MPV stands for Mean Platelet Volume. It is the average size of platelets in a volume of blood. Cheers, GB

http://www.medicinenet.com/complete_blood_count/page2.htm