antibiotics and WBC

[wyntre9]

Sorry for the second post.  (Can you tell I just go a copy of recent labs?)

My WBC haven't been this high in almost a year (although they're still low).

The report says they're at 3.2.

Do antibiotics cause a rise in WBC levels?  I just finished a 2 week course of bactrin and I was on that med when labs were drawn.

ANC and lymphs are also at (low) normal range for the first time in months.

AST and ALT are at 18 and 12, way below the pre-TX levels of 50+ for each.  

Just curious.

wyntre

[wyntre9]

Bet you can surmise my gut reaction to that;

Since having an infection keeps my WBC higher, thereby doing away with the need for neupogen, which I hate . . . .

I knew it was too good to be true.

Thanks for the explanation.  Guess that means neup injection tonight.

wyn

[desrt]

The antibitics aren't raising your white counts - the infection is.

[desrt]

Antibiotics won't work if they don't have something to work with.

[wyntre9]

"you've been fighting a bacterial infection, which I assume you've had because you're taking antibiotics.'

*LOL*

You're starting to sounds as 'clueless' as me.  ;)   Have to confess, I sometimes have a linguistically detrimental effect on others.

Yes, I was on a 2 week course of bactrin for ear/sinus infection and was taking those meds when the labs were drawn.

Now I'm wondering why I can't stay on antibiotics instead of neupogen for the TX-provoked low WBC and ANC.


Wyn

[jmjm530]

Assuming you haven't changed your meds during this time period, more likely the raised WBCs are because you've been fighting a bacterial infection, which I assume you've had because you're taking antibiotics.

-- Jim