What Causes Hgh Blood Count?

Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2014

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Question : My blood work keeps getting HIGH last week my #s were WBC 11.9 now its 12.8 4 days later and blood in urine has been since aug. now all my absolute blood cells are high. Can you please help. Doctors have no clue so far. Im exhausted all the time, get 9+ hrs of sleep a day, am bleeding between periods now whixh is new for me, night sweats at night and CT scan showed right lower lobe nodule of 4mm and kidney stone of 4mm but yet doctors have not done nything but send me home. Infection??? Cancer?? Any help??

Answered by Dr. Robert Galamaga (20 hours later)

Brief Answer: Considerations Detailed Answer: Thank you for sending your question, What is most important to consider in this case is the history of the complete blood count. If you have results available from many years ago this will be very helpful. Blood counts will fluctuate from time to time. We cannot assume that there is any infection or cancer without reviewing the complete history. Also it would be reasonable for a pathologist to review the blood smear to see if there are any atypical-looking cells. A 4 mm nodule is very small and generally We would recommend checking a CT scan again in about 6 months to see if the nodule is stable. Regarding fatigue I am not sure how to explain that at this point. Sometimes it may be associated with blood loss during menstruation. It would be reasonable to check a complete blood count again in about 4-6 weeks. If the count remains elevated then additional more sophisticated testing can be requested. Thanks again for sending the question. Let me know if I can be of any additional assistance. Dr. Galamaga

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