Question: Ok, this may seem off the wall, at least to any doctor I have seen, but my father was a WWII veteran having served in the Phillapines, where he contracted malaria and of course what treated with quinine. They quite using quinine (I am assuming due to the side effects during Nam).

Before my dad died, he had told me that he was never allowed to donate blood. From my research, it seems that is no longer the case in the states, but is an issue in Europe.

My question is this. I have had a history of low-end platelets from records going back only to 1993. They range between 190-220. My research (and I did not print it out then and cannot locate the site now), said that if the platelets are running at 36%, there is an indication of some underlying problem/s. I did the math and I am running at 27% or less.

My white count is always off the charts.

I did have a cousin who died of luekemia at the age of 34. My younger brother always suffered with nose bleeds and I have a history of severe and long menses starting right from puberty, but in my early 20's started to experience a 3 month period, which perplexed 3 differend doctors. The Pill did not work and I could not take the side effects.

Also in my mid 20's my husband and I lost 3 babies in a 2.5 year period, all within my first trimester. In my 30's I had one that perplexed my gynecologist for 2 years. 12 days on and 12 days off. While menstrating, I would bleed through a heavy duty tampon and heavy duty kotex within 2 hours.

Also, are C3C and C4C supposed to run parallel (?) to each other. IE. if one is high, should the other also be high. Mine are the opposite. 3 runs high, 4 runs low.

My white count since my obtained records always shows very elevated WBC. I believe due to inflammation, and my hemoglobin and hematocrit run high also, and so do the absolute neurtophils.

SED rate was a 12 one time, but I think that was due to a delayed delivery to the lab.

Any thoughts?

Thank you Dr. XXXXXXX

My WBC this monthis at 12.4. (Always at least this high since 1993, when I first started getting some medical help, but have fallen through the cracks many times).

C3C is at 177. C4C is at 22. Shouldn't they be running "parallel" with each other?

Platelets at 190.

I don't have a scanner, so I can't send you the actual tests.

Although the platelets are within range, there is not much more room before I hit that 150 mark!!! And they have dropped 30 pts (220) in the last few years. With my history of very severe menses and miscarriages, I think there is something wrong with this picture.

My doctor says he wouldn't be concerned about them until they reached 100!!! YIKES!!!! (Time to find a new doctor...after almost 8 years, no diagnose. He even missed a twisted aorta reading 2.5 years ago. He seems a bit worried now. I just had a CT done and will go in next week for results).

My dad died in '91 due to prostrate cancer at the age of 64. Trips to Mayo, University of Chicago, and finally local, we gave up. It was time to come home.
In his struggle to accept the inevitable, with a heavy heart seeing children at Mayo suffering, he told me for the first time of his inability to donate blood. I never knew that til then. He told me it was due to the malaria.

What did they use in Nam? Why did they quit the quinine? How is it that just using a Taber's a long time ago, if I remember correctly, I was able to connect the dots to lupus either using malaria or quinine as my starting point? Plus I have all the markings of lupus since a little kid, but I know that's not your department. I'm just a wreck....too many strange incidents/accidents/torture/assaults in my life.

I too have lived my life and resign myself. There are many other problems that I have been dealing with - ortho and neuro, (OH, AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE "THING" THAT IS GROWING ANTERIOR TO MY SPINAL CORD AT T-4-6 THAT NO ONE WANTS TO DISCUSS - THAT WAS BROKEN IN '86), but the platelet thing has me going. I was just hoping that someone out there knew about the less than 36% ratio?(however it's measured, whatever it's called).

May be it's time to contact an endocronologist? An internest? Or just give up with this Obamacare *rap. (I hope it doesn't affect you too harshly. I've read that many doctors will be leaving their practices. I don't understand why, but then again, does anyone really understand that 2,000 page law)? WTF was our Congress drinking???
Excuse me, I'm just very angry.

I thank you for your time and wish you the best, but if you can figure out that less than 36% platelet thing, that just could the key to the mystery. It's probably some obscure disease.