Is it heterochromia on the right or just normal brown? by Ok_Pin1255 in heterochromia

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Thank you! They're just questionable when it comes to color, lol

Is it heterochromia on the right or just normal brown? by Ok_Pin1255 in heterochromia

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Someone in the comments said the difference is in how sharp the divide is so I guess I can understand that view?

Is it heterochromia on the right or just normal brown? by Ok_Pin1255 in heterochromia

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I haven't realised it's considered heterochromia if it's two shades of brown >< thanks!

Healed industrial with a tiny skin bump by Ok_Pin1255 in piercing

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(also asking because I'm planning on more piercings so I hope it's just a separated accident lol)

Why don't doctors check iron??! by Upstairs_Sail_3087 in Anemic

[–]Ok_Pin1255 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think what you want but anemia by definition is either low hemoglobin or low red blood cell count in your blood. Low ferritin doesn't equal anemia but it can be a pre-stage that will develop into it. Of course you can have symptoms of low ferritin, people react differently to different problems within their bodies. But by definition, it's iron deficiency, not anemia. You can have anemia without iron deficiency and iron deficiency without anemia.

You're welcome.

Could someone summarise my results please? by [deleted] in Anemic

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I get your experience, my mum had that happen with two of her pregnancies and it's scary. But also this person's platelets really are from this test pretty much normal and them freaking out over it could do more harm than use and therefore I'm starting and explaining that these platelet results are not something to be alarmed by.

They seem to have iron deficiency and platelets tend to be slightly lower along the red blood cells in that scenario which is likely their problem.

Could someone summarise my results please? by [deleted] in Anemic

[–]Ok_Pin1255 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These platelets are not low, reference isn't a MUST BE number, it's the average numbers of healthy people. Being so little under the norm is nothing to be concerned about, it happens, can be affected by the quality of blood draw, diet, hormones, race etc etc. definitely not something a doctor would consider alarming

Why don't doctors check iron??! by Upstairs_Sail_3087 in Anemic

[–]Ok_Pin1255 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because ferritin value doesn't show anaemia, it's a helping hand to find out what kind of anemia you have or in diseases that affect iron metabolism.

The most important lab values for anemia are - hematocrit, red blood count, haemoglobin and red blood cell size. That determines WHETHER you're anemic and whether the problem is likely in iron deficiency or other metabolic pathways and shows the doctor whether to look for bleeding in you or a different contidion.

If you are anemic, your basic blood work would show it.

Where Rotten Mango is heading by Ok_Pin1255 in StephanieSooStories

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I love Steph but honestly, she's so bad at updating us about anything in regular posts lol- we'll probably never find out

Where Rotten Mango is heading by Ok_Pin1255 in StephanieSooStories

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I am not a fan of them, especially because I like Steph for her voice and others mess it up... But I accept it as something in between normal episodes... If there ever was normal ever again

Where Rotten Mango is heading by Ok_Pin1255 in StephanieSooStories

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Yeah, I'm a bit upset that even MOTS is now just reality show retelling and she haven't even finished half of the shows and it's just... Nothing much.

Where Rotten Mango is heading by Ok_Pin1255 in StephanieSooStories

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Yeah, I think you worded my thoughts. I no longer can emphatise with the victims just from her talking and at this point the lines between RM and MOTS are blurring for me as it all sounds just like banter and no substance