Dear Doctors in the house,
I have been experiencing this extreme tiredness and heart palpitations, cold feets and fast breathing on exertion.I feel better when I lie down.
I have equally gone for virtually all the tests recommended by my doctor,ranging from ECG,ECHO,KIDNEY FUNCTION, THYROID FUNCTION, MALARIA,FASTING BLOOD SUGAR,TYPHOID, URINE CULTURE Tests and they all came out fine.

Recently a doctor asked me to go for Full blood count...my HB came out 13g/dL,HCT came out 41.9%.
MCV came out 70.3 fL.(normal range is 80 -100)
MCH came out 22.7 pg(Normal range is 27.0 - 34.0).
MCHC came out 32.3g/dL.

The doctor pounted out that my MCV and MCH were low and gave me Astyfer capsule to take for 7 days.

Note: I am a lady of 32 years old,
2 children (delivered the both of them through CS)
The youngest is around 7 months .

1) I really want to know what those low levels of MCV and MCH means.
2) Could they have been the reason for my symptoms?
3) Will the Astyfer really help me and for how long do I really need to take the Astyfer capsule?

Note: No fever of any sort.

Doctors no go fit see am. It's a condition known as cell tiredness. Googel up the term called " Cell Tiredness " or " Cell Exhaustion "


Go and place yourself on 2 years supplement use and watch your immune system recover

BlueRobinns:
Doctors no go fit see am. It's a condition known as cell tiredness. Googel up the term called " Cell Tiredness " or " Cell Exhaustion "


Go and place yourself on 2 years supplement use and watch your immune system recover

ok..
Which supplement exactly?

Ngoziezel:
ok..
Which supplement exactly?

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Please I really need y'all input here...the tiredness is really making me depressed as I don't pay attention to my baby again due to excessive tiredness.



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Thank you

Ngoziezel:
Dear Doctors in the house,
I have been experiencing this extreme tiredness and heart palpitations, cold feets and fast breathing on exertion.I feel better when I lie down.
I have equally gone for virtually all the tests recommended by my doctor,ranging from ECG,ECHO,KIDNEY FUNCTION, THYROID FUNCTION, MALARIA,FASTING BLOOD SUGAR,TYPHOID, URINE CULTURE Tests and they all came out fine.

Recently a doctor asked me to go for Full blood count...my HB came out 13g/dL,HCT came out 41.9%.
MCV came out 70.3 fL.(normal range is 80 -100)
MCH came out 22.7 pg(Normal range is 27.0 - 34.0).
MCHC came out 32.3g/dL.

The doctor pounted out that my MCV and MCH were low and gave me Astyfer capsule to take for 7 days.

Note: I am a lady of 32 years old,
2 children (delivered the both of them through CS)
The youngest is around 7 months .

1) I really want to know what those low levels of MCV and MCH means.
2) Could they have been the reason for my symptoms?
3) Will the Astyfer really help me and for how long do I really need to take the Astyfer capsule?

Note: No fever of any sort.

Ngoziezel:
Dear Doctors in the house,
I have been experiencing this extreme tiredness and heart palpitations, cold feets and fast breathing on exertion.I feel better when I lie down.
I have equally gone for virtually all the tests recommended by my doctor,ranging from ECG,ECHO,KIDNEY FUNCTION, THYROID FUNCTION, MALARIA,FASTING BLOOD SUGAR,TYPHOID, URINE CULTURE Tests and they all came out fine.

Recently a doctor asked me to go for Full blood count...my HB came out 13g/dL,HCT came out 41.9%.
MCV came out 70.3 fL.(normal range is 80 -100)
MCH came out 22.7 pg(Normal range is 27.0 - 34.0).
MCHC came out 32.3g/dL.

The doctor pounted out that my MCV and MCH were low and gave me Astyfer capsule to take for 7 days.

Note: I am a lady of 32 years old,
2 children (delivered the both of them through CS)
The youngest is around 7 months .

1) I really want to know what those low levels of MCV and MCH means.
2) Could they have been the reason for my symptoms?
3) Will the Astyfer really help me and for how long do I really need to take the Astyfer capsule?

Note: No fever of any sort.

MCV, MCH, and MCHC are what we call red blood cell indices. They are integral part of full blood count, which are used to classify anemia.

As the popular saying, blood is life. But why is blood life?? This is due to its functions( O2, co2, nutrient transportation). So they serve as cariers for these life essential substances. So if they are deficit, all the body functions will be on hold.


Blood = Heme + Globin.

Heme is made up of 4 iron.

So literally, iron, folic acid and vitB12 are needed for blood production. Any physiological( pregnancy, menstruation)or pathological( hookworm infections, hemorrhage) changes that will alter there availability will lead to impaired blood formation , thereby loss of blood. ( Anemia)
Now to your questions.

1. As I said mcv, mch are red cell indices, mcv is mean corpuscular volume. As the name implies mean vol of rbc. Let's just say how big or small red cells are.
Mch is amount of hemoglobin ( iron) in an average red cell.

Though definitive diagnosis can't be made using just the indices,but we have microcytic hypocromic(iron deficiency) anemia. Which I believe your Dr suspected, reason for the iron supplement he recommended.

2.) Am sure your Dr has clerked you, but the anemia should be as a result of something.
Are you pregnant?? Parasitic infection?? menstruating??. A vegetarian??. All this cause iron loss in the body.

3.) The drug will do a good Job, because your doc has done a good Job. If you don't have confidence in him, kindly consult another one.

Meel:


MCV, MCH, and MCHC are what we call red blood cell indices. They are integral part of full blood count, which are used to classify anemia.

As the popular saying, blood is life. But why is blood life?? This is due to its functions( O2, co2, nutrient transportation). So they serve as cariers for these life essential substances. So if they are deficit, all the body functions will be on hold.


Blood = Heme + Globin.

Heme is made up of 4 iron.

So literally, iron, folic acid and vitB12 are need for blood production. Any physiological( pregnancy, menstruation)or pathological( hookworm infections, hemorrhage) changes that will alter there availability will learn to impaired blood formation , thereby loss of blood. ( Anemia)
Now to your questions.

1. As I said mcv, mch are red cell indices, mcv is mean corpuscular volume. As the name implies mean vol of rbc. Let's just say how big or small red cells are.
Mch is amount of hemoglobin ( iron) in an average red cell.

Though definitive diagnosis can't be made using just the indices,but we have microcytic hypocromic(iron deficiency) anemia. Which I believe your Dr suspected, reason for the iron supplement he recommended.

2.) Am sure your Dr has clerked you, but the anemia should be as a result of something.
Are you pregnant?? Parasitic infection?? menstruating??. A vegetarian??. All this cause iron loss in the body.

3.) The drug will do a good Job, because your doc has done a good Job. If you don't have confidence in him, kindly consult another one.

Thank you so much...from your clear explanations,you are a doctor.
I am currently not pregnant...I gave birth 7 months ago.
I am a breastfeeding mother.
Although,before my pregnancy,I used to notice that during my menstruation,I am always tired and even feel dizzy atimes...but they fade away after 1 or 2 weeks of my menstruation.
And like I stated in my write up too...I delivered my 2 children through CS within a period of 2 years.

My major concern in the result is....the Doctor said I am Iron deficient..
But my HB and HCT are within range.
Can being Iron deficient without Anemia make me tired and breathlessness on exertion?

Also please,does low MCV and MCH levels actually mean low Iron?


So sorry that I am asking so many questions at a time....and not like I don't trust what the doctor have said,just that some doctors don't like taking time to explain certain things to patients.
I actually asked the doctor if one can be Iron deficient and have normal levels of HB and HCT....he just told me to go and take the prescribed medication.

Ngoziezel:
Thank you so much...from your clear explanations,you are a doctor.
I am currently not pregnant...I gave birth 7 months ago.
I am a breastfeeding mother.
Although,before my pregnancy,I used to notice that during my menstruation,I am always tired and even feel dizzy atimes...but they fade away after 1 or 2 weeks of my menstruation.
And like I stated in my write up too...I delivered my 2 children through CS within a period of 2 years.

My major concern in the result is....the Doctor said I am Iron deficient..
But my HB and HCT are within range.
Can being Iron deficient without Anemia make me tired and breathlessness on exertion?

Also please,does low MCV and MCH levels actually mean low Iron?


So sorry that I am asking so many questions at a time....and not like I don't trust what the doctor have said,just that some doctors don't like taking time to explain certain things to patients.
I actually asked the doctor if one can be Iron deficient and have normal levels of HB and HCT....he just told me to go and take the prescribed medication.

I understand that your questions are borne out of the desire from your well being.

Iron deficient here means iron deficiency anemia. A type of anemia causes as a result of decrease in ( quality) red cell production due to reduction in required iron for rbc production or loss of iron.

PCV and Hb gives quatitative analysis, while Mcv, mch, mchc gives qualitative.

PCV= percentage of RBC in whole blood.

Red Blood Cell Count = This is the number of RBC in the body( 4.1 to 5.1 million per cu. mm


The Red cell indices are calculated figures, MCV = PCV/ RBC count, MCHC= Hb/PC, MCH= Hb/RBC count.

Your MCV is low because, you have More RBC count, likewise MCH being High RBC count.

Note : Iron deficiency anemia rbc are microcytic,( very small RBC).

The case is this, you have more RBC count ( more red blood cell is being produced as a compensatory mechanism, to make up for the small size iron deficient).

Anemia means reduce hb for 02 transport. I have explained why a man needs blood previously, and what we happen when we lacks it in sufficient quality and quantity for our daily task( 02,co2 removal, nutrient affected) all this can culminate to different symptoms like tiredness, lack of breath e.t.c

I think the above explanation should suffice. Going further means, spewing technical jargons which I don't think is necessary or can be comprehended . This is why no Dr on consultation will take his time to be explaining each parameters.

As I said earlier on, trust the Dr or go to another, but he has done a good Job.

I am not a Dr, but a Medical Laboratory Scientists.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/iron-deficiency-anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355034

Meel:
I understand that your questions are borne out of the desire from your well being.

Iron deficient here means iron deficiency anemia. A type of anemia causes as a result of decrease in ( quality) red cell production due to reduction in required iron for rbc production or loss of iron.

PCV and Hb gives quatitative analysis, while Mcv, mch, mchc gives qualitative.

PCV= percentage of RBC in whole blood.

Red Blood Cell Count = This is the number of RBC in the body( 4.1 to 5.1 million per cu. mm


The Red cell indices are calculated figures, MCV = PCV/ RBC count, MCHC= Hb/PC, MCH= Hb/RBC count.

Your MCV is low because, you have More RBC count, likewise MCH being High RBC count.

Note : Iron deficiency anemia rbc are microcytic,( very small RBC).

The case is this, you have more RBC count ( more red blood cell is being produced as a compensatory mechanism, to make up for the small size iron deficient).

Anemia means reduce hb for 02 transport. I have explained why a man needs blood previously, and what we happen when we lacks it in sufficient quality and quantity for our daily task( 02,co2 removal, nutrient affected) all this can culminate to different symptoms like tiredness, lack of breath e.t.c

I think the above explanation should suffice. Going further means, spewing technical jargons which I don't think is necessary or can be comprehended . This is why no Dr on consultation will take his time to be explaining each parameters.

As I said earlier on, trust the Dr or go to another, but he has done a good Job.

I am not a Dr, but a Medical Laboratory Scientists.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/iron-deficiency-anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355034

MLS, you've done a great job breaking it down in layman's terms. God bless you.

Meel:
I understand that your questions are borne out of the desire from your well being.

Iron deficient here means iron deficiency anemia. A type of anemia causes as a result of decrease in ( quality) red cell production due to reduction in required iron for rbc production or loss of iron.

PCV and Hb gives quatitative analysis, while Mcv, mch, mchc gives qualitative.

PCV= percentage of RBC in whole blood.

Red Blood Cell Count = This is the number of RBC in the body( 4.1 to 5.1 million per cu. mm


The Red cell indices are calculated figures, MCV = PCV/ RBC count, MCHC= Hb/PC, MCH= Hb/RBC count.

Your MCV is low because, you have More RBC count, likewise MCH being High RBC count.

Note : Iron deficiency anemia rbc are microcytic,( very small RBC).

The case is this, you have more RBC count ( more red blood cell is being produced as a compensatory mechanism, to make up for the small size iron deficient).

Anemia means reduce hb for 02 transport. I have explained why a man needs blood previously, and what we happen when we lacks it in sufficient quality and quantity for our daily task( 02,co2 removal, nutrient affected) all this can culminate to different symptoms like tiredness, lack of breath e.t.c

I think the above explanation should suffice. Going further means, spewing technical jargons which I don't think is necessary or can be comprehended . This is why no Dr on consultation will take his time to be explaining each parameters.

As I said earlier on, trust the Dr or go to another, but he has done a good Job.

I am not a Dr, but a Medical Laboratory Scientists.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/iron-deficiency-anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355034

Thank you so much...I really understand better now.
God bless you.