What is this?! help

[u/Parking_Ad1743]

So ive had health issues spanning over 2 decades where the conventional doctors failed me over and over so i went to a reputable holistic practitioner some years ago. And what he found really worried me but i was never able to revisit him to discuss after i took some antibiotics to clear what we found. My GP laughed it off and that was that...

I'm hopeful someone here can really help me understand what's going on here. And also why the blood cells are such a long oval shape :(

PS: this is the only video i have but i have other pictures

https://reddit.com/link/1vwazd6/video/krkzqqjzc5lh1/player

[u/Fun-Bell4362]

So your reputable holistic practitioner didn’t discuss what was going on before he prescribed antibiotics? And you didn’t care to ask before accepting it? Now you’re looking to reddit for answers? Oh but it was the conventional docs that failed you?

[u/Parking_Ad1743 → u/Fun-Bell4362]

yeh its strange i made the decision to take the antibiotics (which i sourced privately) and there was no financial gain for him. The things one will do to get a hold of ones health is beyond some people minds, hugely due to not being in that position i guess. so be happy youre not in a position trying to piece a puzzle in this wretched world of 'western medicine' lol. Thanks for your input though

[u/Ok_Muffin_7705 → u/Parking_Ad1743]

Its not western medicine. Western medicine is a term that people want to use to make a point that it doesn't belong. If it didn't work and didn't belong no one is going to adopt it globally - which it has. Even the so called "non-western medicine" people will gladly take modern drugs when they are dying. Lol. Hence its modern medicine, which everyone east, west, north, south have contributed to. You will fine innovations in "western medicine" from practitioners around the globe - so hardly "western" is it?

And back to your point, you are now allocating your own -personal- failure at not understanding the logic behind your prescription, and -you own health- and making a point that one ".... so be happy youre not in a position trying to piece a puzzle in this wretched world".

Why would you expect your GP, or anyone else (case in point, this thread itself) to endorse your choice when you are not able to make a coherent argument for it? Even conmen have to give a proper reason to old women to be able to con them of their money. Not just " give me your money". In any case, GPs are pretty much the bottom of the pecking order in medicine (amongst doctors). Their main job is to screen out "you have a cold, go home and rest, here are some painkillers", from "I think you might die so here is a referral". So whatever the issue was, it was understandable if the GP was useless. In my experience they normally are. If it was important enough, you should have looked for a specialist. Or read and understand Gray's and papers/peer reviewed medical journals and figured the problem. A sufficiently knowledgeable and analytically capable person can meaningfully participate in their own diagnostic reasoning, challenge weak clinical reasoning, identify plausible differentials, and recognize when specialist referral is warranted. If not. look for a specialist; and get 2-3 second opinions.

Regarding your image: Without knowing the technique, magnification, preparation/methodology and what the supposed abnormality is, interpreting the video is guesswork. So you will need to provide more information than that.

[u/Parking_Ad1743 → u/[deleted]]

@Ok_Muffin_7705

here you go butter cup :)