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Yes, I bruise very easily. My platelets are within normal range. My white cells are also normal. The problem appears to only affect my red cells. I was under the assumption +1 referred to 25%. Having 2 on the same slide, I thought 50% of my red cells were abnormal and being at 3.9 concerned me. I have had both pfizer vaccines and booster. Booster was about 10 months ago. I did not have any reactions to any of them. I wish I had more communication with my hematologist. I noticed on my online records, she stated, specified disease of the blood and blood forming organs. My liver enzymes are fine. I had an ultrasound of the liver, spleen, pancreas and gall bladder. Everything was normal. Thank you so much for your input. Ed
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In people with certain medical conditions, red blood cells have abnormal shapes. For example, in individuals with sickle cell anemia, their cells are sickle shaped. With pernicious anemia, red blood cells appear oval-shaped. The information that caught my attention was that with myleoproliferative disorders, the blood cells can appear to be tear shaped.
My search took me to an interesting site written by a pathology student regarding tear-shaped blood cells. While it mirrors some of the other articles I read on the subject, the explanation was so well written, I thought I’d share it with you.
https://www.pathologystudent.com/teardrop-red-cells/
Have you spoken to your hematologist regarding the comment on your results about “specified disease of the blood and blood forming organs”?
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Also, I don't understand how my chart can say" specified disease of blood forming organs." Which is bone marrow in adults. My bone marrow has never been tested to confirm that result. My hematologist is very vague and never told me any of this. I read it on my online chart. I think it may be because I have medicaid insurance. This is all so confusing. Thank you, Ed