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Need Hemotologist opinion - not Hep C
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Need Hemotologist opinion - not Hep C
by Cojac, Sep 24, 2008 04:17PM
Hi Dr.
I couldn't find a category for hematology...so you were the closest thing. I have been diagnosed w/ MILD leukopenia. My white count is slightly low 3.30 and has ranged from 2.3-5.6 over the last several months. My family doc referred me to a hematologist. All of my other bloodwork is fine. Just slightly low WBC and RBC was also low (3.96) for one of the tests. I have been on iron supplements for 2 months and I'm still testing low. I have abslolutely no other symptoms...no fatique, no bruising, no swollen spleen and the breakdown of the WBC is fine. He wants to do a bone marrow biopsy just to make for sure nothing is wrong. My family physician seems to think that is a little overboard and that since the levels have been fairly consistently borderline low it is just my makeup. In your opinion, is there a reason for concern? Should I have the bone marrow biopsy? I hear it is pretty painful.
I couldn't find a category for hematology...so you were the closest thing. I have been diagnosed w/ MILD leukopenia. My white count is slightly low 3.30 and has ranged from 2.3-5.6 over the last several months. My family doc referred me to a hematologist. All of my other bloodwork is fine. Just slightly low WBC and RBC was also low (3.96) for one of the tests. I have been on iron supplements for 2 months and I'm still testing low. I have abslolutely no other symptoms...no fatique, no bruising, no swollen spleen and the breakdown of the WBC is fine. He wants to do a bone marrow biopsy just to make for sure nothing is wrong. My family physician seems to think that is a little overboard and that since the levels have been fairly consistently borderline low it is just my makeup. In your opinion, is there a reason for concern? Should I have the bone marrow biopsy? I hear it is pretty painful.
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by Irene63, May 07, 2009 11:11AM
A related discussion, Is there any supplement I can take to raise my white count was started.
