petechiae and high white blood count

[rose625]

I was wondering if I should be worried because I have a really high white blood count, anemia, and peechiae. Are these all connected? Should I be worried? I had surgery last December to have my thyroid removed and my doctor said that is when they first noticed the high white blood count and she has had me come in monthly for blood counts. She stated that my white blood count is "unuasally high". I am 25 and have had other problems to. I am hypoglycemic, and have had to deal with cronic pain in alot of my joint areas and what the doctor call plyrisy. I just want to know if all of this could be connected. Please help me I am tired of going to the doctors one to three times a month.

[rose625]

I have been going to my family doctor for most of my blood work. She just stated that if my white blood cell count doesn't go down that we will have to do further investigation as to the cause of it. I am scheduled to get more blood work done on wednesday of this week (two days from today). I did have an infection back in December from the biopsy that was done on my thyroid, I was taken into surgery early because of it. I was told that they got the infected parts out and that I would heal nicley. I was on antibotics for the whole time I was in the hospital which was almost a week. My scar is still tender and slightly red though, but both of my doctors say that it is fine. If I do still have an infection than I would have had it for almost a year, and that is a scary thought to know that it hasn't been taken care of.

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi

Increase in white blood cell count may require that they do a peripheral blood smear to visualize the shape, type and predominance of specific white blood cells. You have also mentioned of joint pains, hypoglycemia and thyroid problems. Infections have to be ruled out here first. The joint pains may be a focus of the infection. If redness and swelling are noted in the joints then autoimmune disease and viral infections need to be ruled out.

Have you been worked up by an internist lately? I feel that you need to be assessed by an infectious disease specialist.