Re: Question about blood disorders

"Mo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am 26 years old and was recently hospitalized for an infection and
> while I was in the hospital, an MRI was done of my spine. In it, they
> found that my bone marrow was "more promiment" that they would have
> expected.  Subsequent blood work showed that I was anemic (which was
> thought to be a sympton of the infection), but all my other levels
> were normal, except for my platelets which were slightly elevated, but
> nothing that would cause alarm.  I just had bloodwork done again, and
> the anemia is almost completely gone and all my other levels remain
> normal.
>
>   A radiologist examined my MRI further because I have spina bifida,
> so they thought the abnormality might simply be a symptom of added
> stress to my spine given scoliosis.  The radiologist said that it is
> typical to see sections of the spine that are more active than others,
> but in my case, the entire spine was showing increased activity.  My
> hematologist gave my a full physical exam and says that nothing would
> lead them to believe that I have any type of cancer, but she still
> wants me to get a bone marrow biopsy.
>
>  I've asked what other possible disorders I might have, and she was
> vague.  From the online research I've done, thrombocythemia looks like
> a possibility.  Is this a fatal disorder?  For those who know
> something about blood cancers, how likely is it for all my blood work
> to come back normal, but still possibly have cancer?  I'm freaking
> out, partly because I can't find enough information and partly because
> what I am reading makes it seem that even if it is NOT cancer, other
> disorders might be just as deadly.
>
> I have a huge pressure wound that is still healing, and another wound
> that kept healing and opening up again for the past two years (which
> interestinlgy completely healed up just before I was admitted to the
> hospital a few week, has stayed healed, and I've noticed that some
> swelling and scar tissue has completely disappeared.  My hematologist
> says, I would NOT be healing if I had leukemia. Still I'm worried...
>
> Any light you can shed on the situation would be great appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Melissa

The 'obvious' diseases like leukaemia are easily diagnosed. Often people are
anaemic for unknown reasons which spontaneously resolve.
MIKE