Pernicious Anemia: Borderline Labs for Intrinsic Factor Abs/Anti-parietal Cell Antibody
As you can see from my labs, I am borderline of being diagnosed with pernicious anemia. My doctor didn't say I do, but he said I don't create B12. I responded by saying I was on the borderline of the intrinsic factor Abs and anti-parietal cell antibody, but he said it could not be effective enough. I don't have all of the hematology most people ask for because I'm limited by my insurance, but I have some results I got over a year ago; see labs.
Also, I've had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, which came back normal.
Do I have pernicious anemia? Do I need to see a specialist? If so, who?
Labs:
| 5/23/23 |
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| B12 181 pg/mL |
| Folate 8.8 ng/mL |
| 11/01/23 |
| Vitamin D 4.3 ng/mL |
| Vitamin B12 217 pg/mL |
| 11/13/23 |
| Antiparietal cell antibody 22.7 |
| Intrinsic Factor Blocking AB_ Negative |
| 7/28/24 |
| Vitamin B12 466 pg/ml |
| Folate 9.5 ng/mL |
| Vitamin D 19.9 ng/mL |
| 11/05/23 |
| Antiparietal cell antibody 21.1 |
| Intrinsic Factor Blocking AB_ 1.0 ( normal range 0.0-1.1) |
| Vitamin B12 524 pg/mL) |
| Folate 11.3 ng/mL |
| Vitamin D 19.4 ng/mL |
Posted Nov 10, 2024, 11:50 PM UTC