What's your personal hematocrit level?

[Tricycle Rider]

I'm a bloke. I have an autoimmune problem so I get my bloods checked often - last time was june I think. I like how I've always had problems with anaemia and what not, and still the only thing I know about HCT is that Bjarne Riis had a lot of them.

Take care of yourself hon, I'm pulling for ya!

 

[Sciatic]

I'm a bloke. I have an autoimmune problem so I get my bloods checked often - last time was june I think. I like how I've always had problems with anaemia and what not, and still the only thing I know about HCT is that Bjarne Riis had a lot of them.

Oops sorry to mis-gender/sex/whatever. It's common for anemia to occur in autoimmune diseases, the type is typically called anemia of chronic disease. If you're ever prescribed cortico-steroid for your symptoms that can boost your HCT up a bit. (I have a mild autoimmune disease as well). This article is specific to the several rheumatic autoimmune disorders, but is still useful to understand why the anemia occurs in autoimmune cases. I think it's still accessible sans paywall, if you click on Download PDF in the upper right hand corner:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233405248_Anaemia_in_inflammatory_rheumatic_diseases

 

[BeachBum]

The local blood bank does a HCT reading every time I donate. Last time it was 49, probably because I have NOT been riding that much. Maybe I need to ride a lot more more BEFORE the next donation to see if it goes down.

 

[MikeS369]

54 at my last physical in March. But trust me. It doesn't help me.

 

[Sciatic]

54 at my last physical in March. But trust me. It doesn't help me.

Wow, maybe you could send a few red blood cells my way!

 

[Escarabajo]

47. I don't measure it very often.