white blood cell count? Teak, anyone?

Good afternoon everyone,

yesterday I went to my general doctor because my throat was hurting and they drew blood to check for mono due to my symptoms.

I checked my online result and my white blood cell count was 5700 and it said a normal scale is 4000-10,000.

If my body was infected with HIV woudlnt my white blood cell count be much higher becaue it was trying to fight an infection?

Thank you!

[Teak]

No people with HIV have normal to normal lower end values. You would have to know what your values are to begin with to know if one is not normal.

[anxioussss]

Hi teak just want to clear your comment, do u mean that incase of HIV infection the WBC count would be low? thanks for ur reply

[anxioussss]

Hi teak ang everyone just want to clear your comment, do u mean that incase of HIV infection the WBC count would be low? thanks for ur reply

[kumar007]

blood tests like wbc count wont tell if you are infected
the only way to know is to test specifically for hiv...a test at 3 months post exposure will be conclusive..

[anxioussss]

Hu kumar thanks for your reply sure i know that. but pls im just soooo worried. can u help me clear teak's message above pls. my wbc is 14.9 where normal is 4-11. Everything is on normal range except for a high NEU that made my wbc to be up. Does hiv person has a low or high wbc? Your answer would be a great help. thanks soooo much

[kumar007]

read teak's first post

[anxioussss]

coudnt understand this "No people with HIV have normal to normal lower end values". pls help

[me21ddd]

Get an HIV antibody test if you've had an exposure. White blood count is not used to diagnose HIV.

[jellyxbean]

Did you have any infections in your body? When I went to the hospital everything was normal but my white blood cells. They were high, 14. But I had an ear infection which I think is the cause. Does that sound about right?