Originally Posted by fufu

I think it is from not drinking enough water.

Solution - drink more water.

Originally Posted by Big G

OK... Bloodwork results...

None of this means shit to me, but if any of you know what you're looking at I'd be grateful for any and all comments. Very grateful indeed.

Hematology
WBC (4.6-10.2): 8.5 White blood cells, so all of the cells of your immune system
RBC (4.3-5.7): 4.33 Red blood cells, carry oxygen around your body
HGB (13.5-17.5): 14.3 Haemoglobin, the pigment in RBCs that is the actual carrier
HCT (39.0-49.0): 41.4 Haemocrit or packed cell volume

MCV (80.0-97.0): 95.6 Mean cell volume of the red blood cells, yours are pushing being a bit big

MCHC (32.0-36.0): 34.6 Mean cell haemoglobin count

RDW (11.0-14.8): 13.2 A couple more calculated parameters, can't remember right now
PLT (142-424): 197
MPV (6.2-12.1): 8
NEUT ABS (1.8-7.7): 4.1 neutrophils, the first line defense, these can shoot through the roof with just running up the stairs
LYMPH ABS (1.0-4.8): 3.2 Lympocytes, or your T and B cells Adapted immune response, meaning more specific to any invaders
MONO ABS (0.0-0.9): 0.8 monocytes are the 'garbage eaters', once tagged with immunoglobin, these cells find the invaders and eat them
EOSIN ABS (0.0-0.7): 0.2 Eosinophils defend against things like parasites

BASO ABS (0.0-0.2): 0.3 H Related to hypersensitivity response, only a wee bit high,but will check on that

AUTO SEG (40-70): 48.5 Sorry, have to check on this again
AUTO LYMPH (22-44): 37.7
AUTO MONO (0-12): 8.9
AUTO EOSIN (0-7): 2
AUTO BASO (0-2): 2.9 H

Chemistry
GLUC (70-110): 120 H - Was this a fasting glucose? If not you need to get one, and if that is still high, a glucose tolerance test (GTT). Having diabetes could be the reason for your dehydration, whereever glucose goes, as it is osmotically active, the water follows

BUN (8-20): 32 H This is high, but it is a measure of 1. dehydration (which we know you are) and 2. High protein consumption

CREAT (0.6-1.3): 0.9 Measure of the function of your kidneys, also dependent on the amount of muscle

NA (136-145): 137

K (3.6-5.1): 3.7
CI (98-107): 3.7 Is this a typo? Your electrolytes are a bit on the low side, how much salt are you eating? Your electrolytes are essential to fluid balance in the body

CO2 (22-32): 27
AGAP (6-18): 6 Anion gap was calculated, not a measured serum osmolality, which I would also recommend, again, it is normal, but at the lower end, suggesting you are lacking electrolytes.
CKMB-Troponin
CK (21-232): 454 H This is indicative of muscular damage, however, as you were just training, this could be normal, I would suggest you have this on a day when you have NOT been training.

ESR-erythrocyte sedimentation rate

WSR (0-15): 6 I think this is your sedimentation rate, this test is basically USELESS to measure with the exception of multiple myeloma or rheumatoid arthritis

Ur Microscopic Panel NOT a microbiologist, I avoid a lot of this stuff LIKE the plague U WBC (0-5/HPF): <1
U RBC (0-5): 1
U BACTERIA (None/HPF): Rare A
U SQ EPI (FEW/LPF): Rare
U MUCUS (NONE/LPF): Rare A

Urinalysis Screen Panel
U APPEAR (Clear): Clear
U COLOR (Yellow): Straw
U PH (4.5-8.0): 5
U SP GRAV (1.002-1.03): 1.019
U GLUCOSE (NORMAL): Normal
U BLOOD (NEGATIVE): 10/UL A
U KETONES (NEGATIVE): Negative
U PROTEIN (NEGATIVE): Negative
U UROBILN (NORMAL): Normal
U BILI (NEGATIVE): Negative
U LEUK EST (NEGATIVE): Negative
U NITRATE (NEGATIVE): Negative

So... anything interesting in there?
There are a few H numbers. The doc said the 454 reading for CK (CKMB Troponin) meant that there was higher than normal amount of crap in my blood from me tearing up my muscles in the gym, but it was nothing to worry about for a Gym Rat. That's about all he said other than "You need an MRI" and "If you can't afford an MRI, eat pretzels. Maybe it's a sodium issue."

As of 8/30 the sodium thing seems to be working out fairly well. I posted a fairly lengthy post about it here, but the long and short of it is that things to be healing. My head barely hurts and I've even been back to the gym a couple of times in the past week without any more killer pain.

Still though... I'd be really interested in what the other H numbers mean, and anything anyone else has to offer.

Any thoughts?

w/thx,
G.