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High white blood cell count

Not sure what is going on. Have high blood pressure/cholesterol, but I am on meds for those. During blood work Dr. found high white blood cell count.  It has been high for several months so I went to Hemo/Onco. Dr. did bone marrow biopsy test, lung x-ray. Everything looked good. I have also had a colonoscopy and that was fine also. Now, over the last week or so I have had an ongoing headache. But what has really scared me is I have had tremors (hand and arm) two times within a few days. One day I had a really sharp pain in the front side of my head. One Dr. told me stress could cause these things that are happening. Should I see another specialist? I am really concerned now.
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MRI or CT SCAN of your head needed(it should be excluded eventual infection at that level)
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Hi, I had a high white blood count but it wasn't extremely high - and after further testing it got back in normal range and I personally beleive (I am not a dr.) but think it was linked to EmergenC which is a vitiam mineral mix I drink when I travel to avoid getting sick.  I did some research when I found out it was high and noticed that heart disease can also be a factor in elevated white blood cell count and because you state you have high blood pressure/cholesterol, I thought maybe you should look into that if you haven't already.  I am only 41 and have had an EKG showed I had a heart attack, I went got a stress test and they said it was normal. I am 41, have a family history of heart disease and high cholesterol (my mother died at 52 with a massive heart attack) so I am always concern that other symptoms could be a sign of something to come. Have your doctor check your heart.
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If anyone has had unexplained high wbc please talk to me. My WBC is at 20,000 now.
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