Recent blood work

[NuckingFutz]

Hey guys! Y’all probably know more about this than I do. I went in for a physical recently and just looked up my bloodwork results online. All my levels are normal except 2, first one being my “good” cholesterol is right on the reference range. The other one (which has me kind of worried) is my BUN/creatinine ratio is 1 point lower than “reference” range. The reference range is 9-20 and mine is 8, so it’s one point low. Should this be cause for concern? The last thorough physical I had was exactly 3 years ago. And my BUN/creatinine ration then was 7 so it was 2 points low. I guess it wasn’t a concern for my doctor because he’s never mentioned it when going over results with me.

if you look at my previous post, you would know that waiting for results and going to the doctors gives me intense anxiety. As most HA sufferers always shop for doctors and have multiple tests performed, I avoid doctors and tests for fear of finding out something is wrong with me.

So I know you guys know a lot more about this stuff than I do. This bloodwork was on a 12 hour standard fasting. But had been closer to 16-17 hours since I had eaten anything.

Any help to calm this anxiety would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[matisworried]

levels change regularly for many reasons. typically, minor highs and lows are nothing to worry about and assuming your results had been reviewed and released by your doctor, it's really nothing to be concerned over. if you can't shake the worry, there's absolutely nothing wrong with calling or emailing your doctor's office to ask for clarification. also, while you say two of your labs were abnormal, truth is only one of them is. "right on range" is still within range!

 

[blueberries]

Hi, I just looked at the results of my blood work taken over the years and my bun has been as low as 5 and as high as 18. It generally runs around 9 to 10. Even when it was 5 my doctor never said anything. I find almost always when I have blood work drawn there is something that is out of range, either a little high or a little low. There is what is know as a critical value and when it hits that point the lab has to contact the doctor immediately. I just looked to see what the critical value for bun is and it is >80, they don't even list a low value. Many sites show a range of 7-20 as normal.

 

[NuckingFutz]

levels change regularly for many reasons. typically, minor highs and lows are nothing to worry about and assuming your results had been reviewed and released by your doctor, it's really nothing to be concerned about. if you can't shake the worry, there's absolutely nothing wrong with calling or emailing your doctor's office to ask for clarification. also, while you say two of your labs were abnormal, truth is only one of them is. "right on range" is still within range!

Thanks for your reply. That’s part of the problem with me. I’m actually fearful of calling the doctors because they might tell me something I don’t want to hear, I like the “No news is good news” method. Part of me feels like if they haven’t called yet ( it’s been a week today) then everything is good. But then the other part of me is they might’ve overlooked something and calling them will remind them. That there could be something wrong. Idk man. I’m weird.

Hi, I just looked at the results of my blood work taken over the years and my bun has been as low as 5 and as high as 18. It generally runs around 9 to 10. Even when it was 5 my doctor never said anything. I find almost always when I have blood work drawn there is something that is out of range, either a little high or a little low. There is what is know as a critical value and when it hits that point the lab has to contact the doctor immediately. I just looked to see what the critical value for bun is and it is >80, they don't even list a low value. Many sites show a range of 7-20 as normal.

I didn’t even see the results on my doctors patient portal, I had to go to the lab they send them to website and create an account and found them there. My BUN levels are perfect and my creatinine levels are perfect, but they have this other thing called BUN/creatinine ratio and that’s a point low. Part of me just wants to let it go and forget about it, but another part of me wants to keep investigating. Causing a lot of anxiety. Drinking last night didn’t help either ‍

 

[Bobnnat]

I don't believe, and in fact i'm sure that results are not posted on a patient portal until they have been reviewed by the doctor. My suggestion is to call and speak with just the nurse, or even reception. Just say you want to confirm that the doctor has seen your recent blood work, and that it's safe for you to assume that there's nothing of concern.

Or...just. let. it. GO

 

[NuckingFutz]

I don't believe, and in fact i'm sure that results are not posted on a patient portal until they have been reviewed by the doctor. My suggestion is to call and speak with just the nurse, or even reception. Just say you want to confirm that the doctor has seen your recent blood work, and that it's safe for you to assume that there's nothing of concern.

Or...just. let. it. GO

Thank you for your reply! Sound advice, I’ll probably just Let. It. Go lol..

Side note: You wouldn’t happen to be from western PA would you ? I saw your user name and didn’t know if it meant Bob and Nat or you were saying N’at, Pittsburghese talk lol.

 

[Bobnnat]

LOL! Well, I am from Pennsylvania originally (Philly area though). Been in Canada past 7 years. It does mean Bob and Nat as in Natalie.

 

[NuckingFutz]

LOL! Well, I am from Pennsylvania originally (Philly area though). Been in Canada past 7 years. It does mean Bob and Nat as in Natalie.

I kind of figured that’s what it meant, but still thought it could’ve been a touch of that Pittsburghese lol

 

[blueberries]

I didn’t even see the results on my doctors patient portal, I had to go to the lab they send them to website and create an account and found them there. My BUN levels are perfect and my creatinine levels are perfect, but they have this other thing called BUN/creatinine ratio and that’s a point low. Part of me just wants to let it go and forget about it, but another part of me wants to keep investigating. Causing a lot of anxiety. Drinking last night didn’t help either ‍

Sorry, I guess I read your post too fast and didn't realize it was the ratio you were talking about. But it really doesn't change my replay because you are only off by 1 pt and your two levels are perfectly normal. If it were at the "critical" level the doctor would have been notified by the lab and she/he would have notified you. If your doctor was okay with your being 7 previously than she/he will most likely be okay with an 8. This may be what is normal for you. I understand what it's like to worry, I go over my bloodwork results line by line. As I said before there is always something that is off by a point or two.