Question: LDL cholesterol 4.33
Eosinophils 0.8
Estimated GFR 58
Cholesterol 6.2
What's going on?

Hi Dr. Thakker,

I apologize for the incomplete information.

These items mentioned above were 'flagged' as being abnormal.

Eosinophils 0.8 normal range is 0.0-0.7 giga/L
Estimated GFR 58 normal being >=60 mL/min
Cholesterol 6.12 normal being 2.00-5.19 mmol/L
LDL Cholesterol 4.33 normal being 1.50-3.39 mmol/L

My Eosinophils level has been abnormal for over a year now and my GFR has been abnormal for years now.

I had these tests done as part of my annual physical. But I also have had ongoing symptoms. I have had a skin itch I have suffered for 8 years now. In the fall and winter in particular it is at its worst. Has kept me up many a night and years ago I was taking nighttime Benadryl just to get some relief. It seems to calm down more in the spring/summer so it's not 'up' for me right now. This seemed to have started right after an abortion I had in 2006 when I was 46 years old.

I just saw an ears/nose/throat specialist yesterday (I have seen him for years) and he doesn't know why my left ear canal wants to keep closing..he can't even see my ear drum when he looks in. He performed an operation on it 4 years ago to remove the calcification build up and this improved my hearing for awhile but he just did a hearing test yesterday and it's bad again. He doesn't know why this is happening. He did a scope of my nose and throat to see why my sense of smell and taste comes and goes and seems to have been damaged as well. This has been going on for 4 years now as well. I can't smell and/or taste more than I can. Even when I can temporarily smell or taste it is mild and doesn't last. He has ordered more extensive blood tests and is having a scan done of my front brain and ear again. He says that 'rarely' loss of smell can be a tumor on the brain and sometimes that is the only symptom.

I should also let you know that I was hospitalized for 10 days back in 2007 because of a step A infection on my lower leg. It was causing sepsis. My energy levels have never been good and I am often tired. I don't sleep well either and have been taking 'fem med' and melatonin for 2 years and now even have sleeping pills as this wasn't working. I try to only take the sleeping pills when I need them.

Hope this helps!
Thanks, XXXXXXX

Oh yes and there is history of heart attacks on my Dad's side. His Dad died of a heart attack. My father had a heart attack at the age of 50 (he's now 77) and recently just recovered from bowel cancer. Low thyroid runs in our family on both sides. My mother died when I was 10 years old (she was 33) of Chron's disease but they also found cancer in her lymphatic system when they performed an autopsy.

I also just had my breasts examined and have a cyst in both breasts. They seem to be okay for now but will have to be checked again in October.

Thanks, XXXXXXX

Hi Dr. Thakker,

I'm not sure if you received my previous email as it seems to be lost from this thread so I'll repeat myself.

HDL Cholesterol 1.50 >1.10 (normal) mmol/L
Chol/HDL (risk ratio) 4.08 <4.4
Triglycerides 0.64 0.45-2.29 (normal) mmol/L

Hematology
WBC 5.9 4.0-10.0 (normal) giga/L
RBC 4.20 3.80-4.80 (normal) tera/L
Hemoglobin 122 120-150 (normal) g/L
Hematocrit 0.38 0.35-0.43 (normal)
MCV 90 82-98 (normal) fl
MCH 29.0 27.5-33.5 (normal) pg
MCHC 324 305-365 g/L
RDW 13.1 11.5-14.5 (normal) %
Platelet Count 284 150-400 (normal) giga/L

Differential
Neutrophils 2.6 2.0-7.5 (normal) giga/L
Lymphocytes 2.0 1.0-4.0 (normal) giga/L
Monocytes 0.4 0.1-0.8 (normal) giga/L
Eosinophils 0.8 0.0-0.7 (normal) giga/L
Basophils 0.1 0.0-0.2 (normal) giga/L
Granulocytes Immature 0.0 <0.2 giga/L

Thank you, XXXXXXX