New Here - Looking for List of Bloodwork incl Cytokines

[KNBaldwin]

Hi. This is my first post. I have spent hours reading threads on this site and I am so very grateful for all the work put into this site. I am looking for a list of all possible bloodwork that could be related to ME or Long COVID and if possible, identification of any studies discussing the bloodwork in ME or Long Covid patients. I am creating a chart myself but then found this website and thought perhaps someone here has already done one. I have searched but cannot find one.

Thank you!

 

[Jonathan Edwards]

I am looking for a list of all possible bloodwork that could be related to ME or Long COVID and if possible

There isn't any as far as we know. It is all normal.

 

[Yann04]

Welcome KNBaldwin

Unfortunately there isn’t much thats useful with relation to ME since we don’t have a biomarker/replicated blood abnormalities yet.

Bloodwork will mostly be useful to rule out other conditions.

 

[Kitty]

Welcome, @KNBaldwin!

I'm glad you've found the resources useful—it must be a bit overwhelming for folk new to the forum, there's so much to look at.

Bloodwork will mostly be useful to rule out other conditions.

Yes, it's good to rule out other common conditions that can make people feel unwell and exhausted. But those panels are routine business for GPs, and they should exclude quite a lot.

 

[MeSci]

Welcome, @KNBaldwin!

 

[Ash]

Yes, it's good to rule out other common conditions that can make people feel unwell and exhausted. But those panels are routine business for GPs, and they should exclude quite a lot.

In England I'd say not.
I can get a full blood count whenever pretty much but that's it. Thats of course useful but its not sufficient. For tests that the GP could order- that don't require hospital consultant signs off- still doesn't mean that they will agree to if asked, and it's even more unlikely they'll volunteer any. At least not before the situation becomes absolutely dire.