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PostPosted: 03/27/08 - 19:54    Post subject: Vote now! Reply with quote

I saw on here someone as Guest with horrible menstrual pain and a high white cell count. That's me! What was your diagnosis?
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PostPosted: 04/09/08 - 22:45    Post subject: Re: high white blood cell count Vote now! Reply with quote

I don't know how much this will help but I don't know my white blood cell count. I have had many yeast infections and yogurt of any kind with "live active cultures" have helped me SO much. My grandmother just got her white blood cell count back and they were saying that it was something like 89000 I think.... She is not doing well right now but they tested her for Luekemia and she doesn't have it!

Now, my sister has a weird womanly issue and gets infections constantly. No one really can explain that. They want her to take some anitbiotic every month. Just one really potent one. Yogurt has tremendously helped her as well but she is still seeking another treatment. Try to cut your yeast intake (beer, bread, noodles that contain yeast ect..) and then try the yogurt and increase fruit and veggies. See if you notice a difference at all.

I hope this helps you see disneyland!!!! I hope my sister and I can take my neice soon too!!!!

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Please help. My white blood cell count has jumped to 17 and now the doctor is sending me for an abdominal CT scan to check for an enlarged spleen. I'm terrified I have leukemia. The wbc count jumped from 6 in february 2006 to 12 in August 2006 to now 17. I have CONSTANT YEAST INFECTIONS which is how I ended up going to the doctor in the first place. I've been given various treatments for the yeast infections, but they always come back, to the point where I get them every month now. Not to mention that I feel tired and lethargic. I have suggested to several doctors that perhaps I have a candida overgrowth and they all say that that is a bunch of "hooey", "there's no such thing." If anyone out there has been through this or has some words of advice, please reply. My toddler keeps asking me to take her to Disneyland, I'm afraid I won't be around to take her and I feel sick to my stomach from my doctor's phone call today. Thanks.
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PostPosted: 04/10/08 - 06:54    Post subject: Elevated White Blood Count Vote now! Reply with quote

I am really glad I found this page. I am 32 years old and recently went to the doctor for a visit. I have had chronic pains mostly in my back, chest, and joints since I was 21. I have been through everything to see what it could be, but no logical answer. Well on this visit, the doc wanted to run another blood panel because he had run one last year to check for any signs of arthritis. During our conversation, I continued to explain to him how I hurt in my joints, muscles and all over my body. It is weird to explain, just an over all black cloud over you. I also told him that I am always fatigued, and don't sleep well. He decided to treat these symptoms as Fibromyalgia. We had exhausted all other things. He put me on Lyrica and in the past couple of weeks, I think it has helped. I will go and get the dosage readjusted, but It may be something to it. Well in the mean time, my blood results came back and my WBC was 14. He decided to send me to a hematologist which I go to tomorrow. The point I see with a lot of these posts is that a lot of people with a high WBC also suffer from joint and muscle pain, fatigue, etc. The doctor seems to think that this is no reason for my WBC to be high, but hopefully I think it might. All the pain and everything that I have been going through for over ten years is stressful as you know what. Maybe there is a connection. Hope this is helpful to someone.
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PostPosted: 04/18/08 - 22:52    Post subject: elevated white blood count Vote now! Reply with quote


I was scheduled for surgery on the 14th of April 2008 for knee replacement and after (2) blood tests revealed a high white blood count, I was unable to have the surgery, my Nurse Practitioner ordered weekly blood tests and this week, the count was still elevated to 14.5. I do have an appointment with the oncologist (misp) but unable to be seen b 4 may 5th. I pray for all of you out there that are being concerned with WBC elevation that things are not as bad as we might think. Leukemia is about 99% curable. I won't know for weeks yet what they find. I kind of think my scheduled surgery was a blessing in disguise, because I could have waited until next year for the surgery, by using a cane and my condition may have gone undetected longer.
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PostPosted: 04/19/08 - 18:21    Post subject: Infection/9year old Vote now! Reply with quote

Hello all, came across this website and thought I'd post.
My daughter who is 9 years old had started off with cold like symptoms. A cold, that is all...I wasn't worried at all...but it didn't go away. Then the flu like symptoms started. After 3 weeks of the cough off and on, she began to develop fever, aches in the joints/bones, bad headache, dizzy spells, loss of apetite, weight loss (17pounds in 5 weeks), very painful stomach cramps upon eating or drinking anything, then the vomiting began, she also had confusion, not remembering what she had said, etc. I had taken her to the emergency room and the doctor had given her an xray to check for pneumonia. It was clear, they then said she had the flu and to take her home. After two days I took her back, she was not better at all and seemed to be getting worse. She also developed a strange rash that appeared on her body, across her face and down her chest, back and thighs and down the legs...she said it was itchy but it didn't look like it bothered her much. The doctor we saw this time thought it was slapped cheek something or another, or parvo. He took blood work, urine sample, nose swab and throat swab. When the blood work came back, it showed that her white cell count was way up and some other abnormalities that I can't remember. I do know that her platelet count was high, her red cells were abnormal, etc...
He gave a prescription for antibiotics and sent us home. I started her on this and she got better in two days. The doctor then called and said her throat swab was positive for strep and that she also had scarlet fever.
Once the antibiotics were done...three to four days after stopping it the symtpoms came back...just not as severe. I took her to our family doctors and she ran some tests...the white cell count was up again and the blood work (I snuck a quick peek) was all over the place. The doctor said that the strep probably went into her blood stream. She gave no antibiotics and said that she will need to fight it off, I wasn't pleased because I didn't think my daughter would get over this illness and pass away the symptoms were soooo bad the first time.
The doctor also put her on a mild diet of no dairy, no meat, etc. Took her back a few days later and her white cell count was still up and was told to get more blood work....I'm not sure what tests she was checking....my daughter is still ill and I'm worried....the symptoms are not as severe as they were the first time. She's been out of school all this time.
I have her on advil all the time because of her headaches and sore body. Once the advil wears off she gets a headache...
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PostPosted: 04/22/08 - 09:37    Post subject: Possible Tissue damage Vote now! Reply with quote

Hello and thank you to all who have posted before. recently I went in for my thyroid test. feeling tired, increased hair loss and broken nails, etc.; I thought my thyroid med's might need to be changed. turns out my thyroid is normal but WBC's are high and have been for almost a year now. My Dr. has scheduled more test for this week. After reading up on the subject I'm feeling nervous.
Several years ago I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that affects the small blood cells to the extremities - causing tissue damage. For many years it has been dormint. Is it possible this is the cause and not a new problem?
If you have any experience with AutoImmune and high WBC please write back.
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PostPosted: 05/06/08 - 21:53    Post subject: high white blood count Vote now! Reply with quote

I have had a high white blood count for the last 4 months (12 to 16). The only problem im having is i need an operation on my meniscus, which the dr wont do if my white blood count is elevated, and ive already been on 3 antibitotics plus a steroid, nose sprays, and ear drops and a decongestion pill. Took a blood test today, was a little over 12, have to be under 10 to get operated on, wish me luck gonna repeat my test on Tuesday. So dont worry , high white blood count could be from a common cold, allergies or sinus infection.

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PostPosted: 05/22/08 - 20:31    Post subject: elevated white blood cell count Vote now! Reply with quote

At about 4pm yesterday my throat started to hurt and by 8 or 9pm I felt like I had strep. Didn't sleep all night, achy, cold/flu-like symptoms (no fever, but chills and nausea. So I went to the doctor and strep test came back negetive. I had actually been for a physical earlier in the week and they lost one of my blood tests. So they drew more blood (I felt so weak and sick I almost passed out), took one more swab for another strep test and I was sent home with instruciton to just stick to tylenol, aleve and decongestant. My doctor called this evening and said that my blood tests were done and my white blood cell count is high (15.6). He's putting me on a 10-day antibiotic now. The sore throat and sick feeling came on so fast! We're both pretty confident that it's an infection, but I'm worried about what else it could be.
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PostPosted: 05/22/08 - 22:53    Post subject: Re: Z Pack Vote now! Reply with quote

My wife's WBC count has gone from 19 to 26 in two weeks and she's frequently fatigued. Going to hematologist next week.
What was your ZPack prescribed for? What infection was found? Thanks.

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My wife has a WBC count of 26 and I was curious as to what the "Z Pack" was that your doctor prescribed. Thanks, Stan

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In September I started feeling very tired at first and then the fevers, chills, and a horrible headache started. It was the worst I'd ever felt. I was never at a normal temp, if I didn't have a fever, I would have the chills and shake uncontrollably. I also started having a pain kind of under my ribs, below my sternum.
I finally went to the doctor and she had no idea what was going on since I didn't have a sore throat and I wasn't vomiting. So I had a strep and mano test as well as other blood tests. My white blood count ended up being 26,000 and I also found out that I am anemic. My doctor was very concerned and told me to stay home and not go to work or school (I am a college student). She also prescribed me the "Z pack" and told me to come back in a week to see if anything changed. The next time I went back my WBC was down to 13,000 and the following week it was back to a normal level and I finally started to feel like myself again. My doctor was relieved that I was better and said she was worried about me for awhile. I still get very tired, but I think that's from my anemia and I'm taking vitamins for that.
I still don't know exactly what was going on with me, but I hope it never happens again. I missed 2 weeks of school and work and basically slept for 2 weeks straight.
While I was sick I searched on the internet to see what I could have and, as many of you, I was worried about leukemia since I had many symptoms (fever, chills, night-sweats, headaches, sensitive/bleeding gums when I would brush my teeth, etc). I turned out to be ok, but I can understand why many of you are concerned. It is reassuring to know so many others have been through the same thing.
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PostPosted: 05/23/08 - 20:23    Post subject: High White Blood Count Vote now! Reply with quote

Guys, I would like to share the following. It may not be the cause of your high count but it may shed some light. About 5 years ago I had an annual physical and my Dr. told me that my WBC was high (20,000). He sent me to several specialist and no one had an answer. I had no other symptons at that time. About 30 days later, I started to get fevers, headaches, lost of appetite, sore body, tired, and lost weight. Long story short, I spent two weeks in the hospital before a specialist diagnosed my condition as "Sarcadosis". They put me on steroids (prednisone) and it cleared up.
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