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ELEVATED WHITE BLOOD COUNT, WHAT COULD THIS REALLY BE??
im new to this forum, im 28 years old...and for some odd reason i have always had my white blood count elevated, i dont know any sign of infection or being sick, i feel great ive been actually working out everyday in the past month, trying to loose weight because im obese.
Yesterday my dr. once again told me that my white blood count is still elevated, and this time he wants me to go see a hemotologist, but ive been reaserching on line and all they keep mentioning is leukemia!! im freaking out now i never knew how important this coule have been, and ive been having this for at least 4 yrs now that i know...i never thought it was really a big deal because like i said ive been feeling fine, no sign at all....as anyone experienced this before?? im just really worried. Any input would help a lot.
Yesterday my dr. once again told me that my white blood count is still elevated, and this time he wants me to go see a hemotologist, but ive been reaserching on line and all they keep mentioning is leukemia!! im freaking out now i never knew how important this coule have been, and ive been having this for at least 4 yrs now that i know...i never thought it was really a big deal because like i said ive been feeling fine, no sign at all....as anyone experienced this before?? im just really worried. Any input would help a lot.
well i went to see the hemotoligist yesterday, he checked me all out, asked me a bunch of questions and come to find out ive been having these WBC up and down for the past 8 yrs....he dint seem to concern the hightest number i saw i had it once was like 16000, he order me other blood work and i get to see him back in 3 weeks, i asked him questions like could it be leukaemia..and he laughed and said NO! i said could it be this??....could it be that?? and all i kept getting was NO! So well see what happens when i go back to see him..Thanks a lot hun!
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Hello,
Elevated WBC or leukocytosis may be caused by several conditions including bacterial infection, inflammation, leukemia, trauma, or stress.
Did you get differential WBC count?Raised neutrophils are found in bacterial infection,Raised lymphocytes are found in viral infections such as glandular fever and lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL),raised eosinophils are found in parasitic infections, asthma, or allergic reactions and raised monocyte and basophils are found in monocytic leukemia, chronic ulcerative colitis, regional enteritis and leukemia or lymphoma respectively.
In case of lack of any symptoms,pls get your differential WBC count done which will show the component that is raised and help in pinpointing a diagnosis.
Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing and if you have any additional queries.
Elevated WBC or leukocytosis may be caused by several conditions including bacterial infection, inflammation, leukemia, trauma, or stress.
Did you get differential WBC count?Raised neutrophils are found in bacterial infection,Raised lymphocytes are found in viral infections such as glandular fever and lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL),raised eosinophils are found in parasitic infections, asthma, or allergic reactions and raised monocyte and basophils are found in monocytic leukemia, chronic ulcerative colitis, regional enteritis and leukemia or lymphoma respectively.
In case of lack of any symptoms,pls get your differential WBC count done which will show the component that is raised and help in pinpointing a diagnosis.
Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing and if you have any additional queries.
sorry forgot to mention that normal range is between 6.0 and 10.0 and mine was 13.3
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