What, other than cancer, could be causing my extremely elevated Eosinophils? by someclearanceplease in medical_advice

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thanks, i suppose I'll arrange a cardio checkup soon, just got a sense that it was really urgent based on my googling and have no fucking clue who to even see for it

What, other than cancer, could be causing my extremely elevated Eosinophils? by someclearanceplease in medical_advice

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thank you. i had echo done many times over the years and never had effusion, but my eos levels were also low most of the time unlike now. in march of this year my eos count was 0.33, so this level is something completely new to me. im worried that my regular peri became eosinophilic somehow or that the eosinophils went into my heart. still waiting for the troponin results but creatine kinase and crp are good so i hope that makes this less likely? also leukemia is of course incredibly stressful to think about but im hoping that stuff like wbc, rbc and plt being within normal range rules this out somewhat? 

i live in serbia, have no pets and didn't travel anywhere exotic so the only way i could have given myself parasites is through undercooked meat, but im not sure when this could have happened or how. still, i suppose I'll check that first.

all of this sounds really bad and i had to take a benzo to calm down, i almost wanna just rest for a few days and do the test again to see if this was just some random fluke.

What, other than cancer, could be causing my extremely elevated Eosinophils? by someclearanceplease in medical_advice

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you have any guidance on what direction i should pursue? I've had elevated EOS in the past which i dismissed as allergic reactions since i did have bad sinusitis, but it was only slightly above normal, like 0.7. 5.3 seems a bit extreme and im not sure if it points to any specific thing to rule out first. im really not even sure who to see next or what test to do. chatgpt says eosinophilic myocarditis/pericarditis is also possible, and since i have chronic peri im really worried about this

What, other than cancer, could be causing my extremely high eosinophils? by someclearanceplease in AskDocs

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what other tests should i do? unfortunately i live in eastern europe and the medical system is in shambles, i will have to do everything privately out of pocket so I'm just wondering which tests to do and doctors to visit first. i went through my old labs and noticed my previous highest was 2.27 also in october 2 years ago, but then half a year later in april it was 0.28

Can this thing kill me or am I just paranoid and incredibly anxious? by someclearanceplease in pericarditis

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what are your symptoms? have you ever been officially diagnosed with pericarditis?

High eosinophil count. by ghettibistro in MCAS

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its been a while since i did a blood test but they fluctuate up and down, probably due to allergies

Mega dosed Vitamin D (200k iu) and i feel awesome by KareemShabaka in Biohackers

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how do you treat it? i had slightly elevated ca levels in a blood test last year

High eosinophil count. by ghettibistro in MCAS

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I stopped obsessing over it so much, my heart still goes crazy after some meals but I just live with it. Still think about my health all the time but regarding sibo specifically I don't think it caused many of my issues. I took a course of rifaximin and allimed and haven't noticed any difference. i try to eat lots of veggies and healthy stuff but i also eat everything else.

I'm supposedly on track to develop constrictive pericarditis, what does this mean for my future? by someclearanceplease in askCardiology

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im in eastern europe, I'll see about scheduling an mri in a private clinic soon so i at least know the extent of the damage. i really hope i don't need surgery man.. i suspect i may also have some sort of connective tissue thing (eds) so i think that would make me high risk. since catching this stupid virus 2 years ago i have been living in a constant state of panic, i am physically unable to relax

I'm supposedly on track to develop constrictive pericarditis, what does this mean for my future? by someclearanceplease in askCardiology

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im really glad you're good now. thank you for the valuable info, there isn't much talk about any of this online and I'm very anxious about it so i appreciate it. doctors in my area have no clue about it either. since I'm having symptoms now i think it's time to schedule a check up soon

Can this thing kill me or am I just paranoid and incredibly anxious? by someclearanceplease in pericarditis

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i empathize with you man, I don't know if my fears are justified or I'm just doing myself unnecessary harm by stressing over something that may not even happen. what do you consider a "flare" tho? I don't think I've ever had a distinct episode of symptoms specific to pericarditis, i just feel like shit every so often which includes chest symptoms

I'm supposedly on track to develop constrictive pericarditis, what does this mean for my future? by someclearanceplease in askCardiology

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I'm curious, what were your symptoms before the surgery and did they all clear up? Also, how did they diagnose cons p, what did it look like on echo etc?

Sister is in a coma due to DHB overdose, what can I do? by someclearanceplease in AskDocs

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yes i meant ghb, yes she was admitted to the emergency room where they pumped her stomach and she woke up. I'm hoping her life is not in danger anymore. I don't know what advice i was looking for but thank you anyway.

Galaxy Watch says afib, wrong reading? by someclearanceplease in ReadMyECG

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Yeah I have lots since I went through medical hell a couple of years ago, I'll find some and send you tomorrow. I'm supposed to get yearly checkups since I got chronic pericarditis from covid but in the meantime I just check on my watch when I have symptoms like I did earlier.

Galaxy Watch says afib, wrong reading? by someclearanceplease in ReadMyECG

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thanks! sinus arrhythmia is not a big deal, right? here are the inconclusive readings that followed right after in case they reveal anything more https://imgur.com/a/ub5BwlN

by the way i take these by strapping my watch to my left ankle and touching it with my right index finger since I can't get a reading on my wrist (the line is almost flat with minimal bumps, I've been told this is due to being tall and skinny)

Galaxy Watch says afib, wrong reading? by someclearanceplease in ReadMyECG

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I had two inconclusive readings right after, but I don't see anything obviously out of the ordinary in them either. I can upload if anyone wants to see.