Hi!
This is my first time posting in a forum like this but I feel as though my doctors are not taking me as seriously as I would like them to. So I'm (nearly) 27, I have chronically low ferritin levels. I've been told that my blood tests apart from that have come back fine. They have found raised levels in my liver tests. I don't smoke or drink alcohol, I never have. Over the last year or so I've had prominent symptoms of the following,
Fatigue, constant tiredness, pain in my right arm which is a full ache, constant (currently testing me for CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome). I'm quite active, I've currently had a very random loss of appetite, I've lost over half a stone within two weeks without even trying, I have to force myself to eat, I'm constantly exhausted to the point where no amount of hours is good enough for me to stop feeling "tired". I have lower back pain, I sometimes feel that the lymph nodes in my arm pits are swollen. I have swollen lymph nodes in my groin area too which come and go.
I have had an awful gut feeling for the longest time that I'm undiagnosed with some sort of cancer. I feel like just because my blood levels have come somewhat "normal", my GP isn't taking me as seriously as I would like them to. I have a reoccurring case of piles, which make me bleed. I'm quite active and I do whatever I can to stay healthy and fit. I always find random bruising on my arms and legs, this is reoccurring and I'm aware it could be because of my ferritin levels being chronically low. I guess my question is, has anyone been diagnosed with cancer despite their blood test results coming back fine? If so, what kind of cancer, how did you go about getting diagnosed despite everything being "fine" on paper and results.
Attached below are my result blood results so you can get an idea
est resultFull blood count Report, Satisfactory, No Further Action (Patient Informed)
Coded entryFull blood count (424..) Information about this test
Coded entryLymphocyte count (42M..) 1.54 10^9/L [1 - 4]
Coded entryNeutrophil count (42J..) 7.63 10^9/L [1.8 - 7.5] - Outside reference range
Coded entryRed blood cell distribution width (XE2mO) 14.4 % [10 - 16]
Coded entryMonocyte count - observation (42N..) 0.82 10^9/L [0.2 - 1]
Coded entryPercentage basophil count (XE2mS) 0.5 %
Coded entryBasophil count (42L..) 0.05 10^9/L [0.02 - 0.11]
Coded entryEosinophil count - observation (42K..) 0.02 10^9/L [0.04 - 0.4] - Outside reference range
Coded entryMean cell haemoglobin concentration (429..) 33 g/dL [31 - 37] - This value has been converted from: 330.0 g/L
Coded entryPlatelet count - observation (42P..) 338 10^9/L [150 - 400] Information about this test
Coded entryTotal white blood count (XaIdY) 10.06 10^9/L [4 - 11] Information about this test
Coded entryHaemoglobin concentration (Xa96v) 128 g/L [115 - 160] Information about this test
Coded entryHaematocrit (X76tb) 0.388 [0.37 - 0.48] Information about this test
Coded entryMean cell haemoglobin level (XE2pb) 25.9 pg [27 - 32] - Outside reference range
Coded entryMean cell volume (42A..) 79 fL [80 - 99] - Outside reference range
Coded entryRed blood cell count (426..) 4.94 10^12/L [3.9 - 5.6] Information about this test
Thank you in advance x
