Blood smears are diagnostic for blood cancers. If theyre normal, you dont have blood cancer.
Worried about a blood cancer but doctors aren't? Petechiae that come and go?25M, 6'0, White, 175lbs. Manual Labor Job, lifted weights until june 6th (mostly due to workload) No alcohol/smoking, only THC gummies. USA(Prior Health Concerns)-Rosacea-Late Dec 2020 I tested negative for covid, unbearable stomach pain/bloating whenever I ate. Lost 11lbs over 7 days until I could finally eat again. Saw GastroEnter early Jan '21. Gastroscopy, upper endo, colonoscopy. All biopsied, no inflammation. No blood in stool. Total mystery to them that resolved and never came back. Had remnant pains the next few months, tingles/tickles around torso, all resolved in time with no medications/treatments.-August 2nd, had knot under left armpit for two months ultrasounded, ruled benign, not pathologically enlarged(Current Health Issues)I've had issues the last few months. My hands felt cold/stiff in the fingers, no pain. This lasted only a few days before going away, (June 1st). GP said Raynaud's. Almost as soon as the finger issues stopped, I went to the ENT for a migratory feeling of fullness in my throat for multiple weeks that turned out to be acid reflux, and issue I have had off and on for the last handfuls of years (Maybe once a year), but never like this. I'm on omeprazole 20mg daily and that has been resolved. Back issues (now believed by trial/error to be caused by highly acidic food (Homemade hot sauces) have all but recently resolved. Migratory from spine to flanks, almost always symmetrical radiating irritation/tightness. Only two instances of sharp pains when eating spicy/acidic food, so I associate that with the acid reflux. These back issues never affected my mobility, and only ever had an issue like this when I had the moderna vaccines (Which kicked my ass for three days each)My biggest concerns have been my blood work. Initially my doctor was worried about my platelets on June 6th. (Still had back issues). I was on a plant based diet, and he recommended I go off it because he has no experience with it until we see what's happening. I resumed a traditional diet until follow up bloods and peripheral smear on June 22nd. Almost everything bounced back into normal range, or at the very least recovered significantly. No concerns on his end other than slightly low wbc, peripheral smear great. I felt better, and resumed a plant based diet until I felt started to have back/hand issues again.Aug 2nd - I also noticed some flat individual dots on my trunk/legs. Only about 5 at the time. Some of which are raised. He said they are petechiae, never go away, and that was that. Two of which I vaguely remember noticing a few years ago but cannot be certain. More bloodwork and smear done. Both smear results are of no concern to GP or hematologist (Facility requires all bloodwork reviewed by Hematology across the street as per policy)The last handful of days I noticed a cluster under my left armpit of petechiae, which had mostly faded before returning again today, but not as prominent. I have a hematology appointment on the 15th. Both doctors are not concerned of Leukemia, but Hematologist is still interested to see what's up and GP said all his resources are exhausted.I have no organ enlargements/lymph node enlargement/no fatigue/nightsweats/weight loss. No inflammatory markers, healthy kidneys/liver/spleen. No reduction in appetite (Quite the opposite) Only Low wbc and mild hand symptoms that come and go that had remedied when returning to traditional diet but dropped since returning to plant based. The last three days I have noticed minor "tickles" around my body. I wouldn't say itching. Similar to the tingles I would get when I had my stomach issues about 3 years ago. None of my symptoms ever got worse at night, quite the opposite.(Questions)Would cancer symptoms wane and reoccur? Would my bloods have recovered so fast if I it was? I honestly don't know what to think at this point. I feel like by now if it was leukemia it would have been caught in the blood smears or my conditions would have worsened, not (mostly) resolved?I understand my WBC is low, but would it be considered pathologically so? All abnormal labs are posted, everything else fell into normal rangeshttps://imgur.com/FZEIlnE (Bloodwork)https://imgur.com/Lhw9UC1 (Petechiae)