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My question is can marijuana make a CBC look normal if you have leukemia?

I am a frequent smoker of marijuana. The past couple months I have started to feel tired and have been getting frequent infections. I get small red spots under my skin and I bruise very easy. My face has gotten very pale and I have massive bags under my eyes that look like bruises. I have sharp pains in all my bones and have really bad hip and knee pain. I also get bloody noses and they last sometimes for more than an hour. I have gotten 2 CBCs in the last 6 months and came back normal for the most part besides a blood smear that showed neutropenia and on the low end of normal platelet count. I have had a hunch I had leukemia the last couple months but I didn’t want to tell my doctor I smoke weed. I’m not sure if marijuana is something that can effect your CBC, but I’d love to find out because I’m still worried I have leukemia.
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Hi, I'd never heard of that and it doesn't sound possible for higher platelets to be reported than what are actually there, because of a drug.

Easy bruising and bleeding can also come from being low in "coagulation factors" that are made in the liver. It can also come from the blood vessels being defective. It can also come from platelets being normal in number but they don't work correctly.

Nutrient deficiencies might possibly be involved. You can try vitamin K (from sources like broccoli and leafy greens) for the coag factors, and magnesium and vitamin C for blood vessels. Might help. Good luck.
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