Your problem sounds like you could have a vit B12 deficiency,you're not going to die,you're not necessarily an alcoholic either.Non drinkers get macrocytic anaemia.It can be familial too and it's more common in Northern European caucasians. My mum had it as did several cousins,none of them touched alcohol but they did have a condition which meant they had trouble assimilating Vitamin B12.Years ago this could be fatal but if you're lucky a course of tablets will sort it, if not you may need Vit B12 injections.There are other causes but nothing that can't be fixed.What's the point in worrying till you have a conclusive diagnosis from the retest,there may be very little to worry about at all.

The reason he's saying it might be fine is these values can fluctuate.Could just be a blip.

In pernicious anemia (macrocytic), MCV can range up to 150 femtolitres. An elevated MCV is also associated with alcoholism (as are an elevated GGT and a ratio of AST:ALT of 2:1). Vitamin B12 and/or folic acid deficiency has also been associated with macrocytic anemia (high MCV numbers).

No, but you may need an injection of B vitamins. The lack of urgency from your Dr shows that he thinks you are probably OK.

Yes

Give my regards to the people in heaven.

I very much doubt that anaemia is going to kill you

yes. goodbye

Why is my doctor contradicting himself here?

He said I have a raised mean cell volumne, my red cells bigger than normal range, normal for some people

equally it could be deciffecney of certain vitamins

b12 or folic acid

He says I am not anemic, but it could lead to it.

He said if the levels are normal it's not going to progress, if low and not treated they could progress,

and lead to macrocytic anemia,

He said that I will have to have a retest, and it might show up fine, but if not they will see.

I just found him very vague and he was being sarcastic with me at the end of the phone call. Obviously I have no idea what any of this info means, this is just written down from my conversation with him.