Blood tests

Hi Jane I've not had elevated white blood cells but I'm always low iron and I no quite a lot of have this X

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This is the first I have heard about this. The main diagnosis pointers are the 18 points on ones back . To find out where they are one can go online. Most of us suspecting FB will have seen neurologists who have no idea what the pins and needles all over ones body are!

Hi Jane; yep, it is common for Fibro pts to have raised WCC......we are not sure why???    but there has been another lady who started a similar discussion a few months back, and confirmed that she has always had a raised WCC with her Fibro.....and many of us are anaemic (low Red Blood Cell Count)......and low in iron...which is why I presume we have that feeling of "heaviness in limbs etc", as it feels like we are lacking oxygen to our limbs, and it is the iron and RBC's that carry the oxygen to our cells...I havn't been able to find out why, when trying to look on web, but seems it is connected..................Bron

Just what Bronwyn has mentioned...  and I am the very same.  I have alwas had very low iron...  and my WCC is out of whack to..  I make sure I take extra iron regular, magnesium, B groups and Vit C and D.  Loads of fresh fruit and vege's... I also have my porridge, and well cooked shortgrain rice.  I'm on limited funds but I do try to maintain vit and mineral levels anywhich way I can because I get very run down very quickly with longer term pain, and flare ups.  

I have decided to ween off the Gabapentin as it's not doing anything for me, and I am havng trouble with my weight.  It's bad enough to be bouncing round like a yo yo.. without the Gabapentin adding to the problem and no pain relief..  I still have to take my Trams regular day and night, but I have watch my Ibuprophen intake as they are the culprits on my system I feel...  and when I'm bad in a Flare they are useless anyway.. 

Well I'm shattered and need sleep if I can..  Nighters everyone... hugs alround..x

Hi Jane,

I go through phases of having raised wbc and low vit D, although I've never had low iron. I was originally referred to a haematologist who kept an eye on it before my fibro diagnosis. Since I was diagnosed it's just been put down to the fibro.

Hope this helps xx

Good morning and thanks for all of your replies, it's interesting to learn how different Fibro presents itself in everyone, bloods too! I haven't had a problem with iron, just the wbc, the doctor kept calling me in to do more tests! But now she doesn't seem so worried about it , maybe she has put it down to fm? I don't mind though I don't like blood tests lol!!

Thoughts n hugs

Jane

I am interested to see the latest testing for Fibro is through blood tests. It would have saved me all those trips and wasted time with the Neurologists over two years waiting for a proper diagniosis. I nearly had to have a lumbar puncture. Luckily I saw a Rheumatologist before that happened!!

Hi Jane,

I have raised wbc and had this for a while long before the fibro was diagnosed. I also have low iron, low vit d and very high CRP levels which is inflamatory levels. I have seen the rhemoltogist, who sends me for tests but nothing has been found, also a heomotoligist who said "your probabley just one of them people" i dont really know what is wrong with me, no pain releif helps, and just trying to carry on but finding this difficult and never relaised that fibro causes so many problems, or is it a easy way for the Dr,s to fob you off, i just dont know.

Wish you well

Every test I have had for years always come out with high white blood cell count and my doctor can't figure out why, especially as it doesn't seem to have any specific effect on me.

For the last two years I have had 9 blood tests done where everything was absolutely perfect except for that. I have heard it can be common in fibro patients but no idea why or the reason, sorry can't be more helpful.