OP back with an update, since a thread like this is useless without one.
Update: the thing I was blaming turned out not to be the cause. Leaving the original post as written rather than editing it, so the mistake stays visible for whoever searches this next.
Admin said:Update: the thing I was blaming turned out not to be the cause.
Worth restating a point from upthread for anyone joining at this page:
Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here. A large fraction of the apparent disagreement in these threads is two people using different units and both being right.
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Browse GL BiochemReprising the part of this that the last few posts have moved away from:
I think the framing smuggles in the conclusion. Ask it the other way round and the obvious answer reverses, which usually means the question is doing the work.
One thing that is still open after Admin’s answer:
How long did you give it before you decided it was working?