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I had a full blood count as part of my diabetic review and the results have shown white blood cells 13.9 and neutrophils 9.3, I'm waiting for a call from a doctor but my anxiety is telling me I probably have all kinds of horrible diseases. Are these numbers very high or maybe nothing to worry about?
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Gnillo Jemima72
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Hi, have u recently had some sort of infection or change in meds? I'm not a diabetic but my WBC generally increase when my body is fighting something off.
Jemima72 Gnillo
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I haven't, but I have been suffering a lot with anxiety and I've read that WBC can increase with stress, maybe it's that?
Gnillo Jemima72
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I wouldn't imagine they would be off the charts if it were stress but an increase could be possible if it were just a little. Do u happen to have the ranges for ur labs and where u fall in or beyond the range? Or a previous result for bloodwork. Sometimes the ranges u fall in might be your normal if that makes sense. A lot of times we freak out when we're out of range in different categories. To put ur mind at ease see if ur doc can run another test or u can ask the lab how much it costs out of pocket. What was their impression? Where I live it's around $10-12 to run it without insurance.
Jemima72 Gnillo
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I'm in the UK so not sure if measurements are the same as in the US, but my WBC was 13.9 and it says normal range is 4.0 - 11.0, and neutrophils are 9.3 and says normal range is 2.0 - 7.5, so I don't think mine are hugely raised? I haven't heard anything from my doctor yet about it yet.
Gnillo Jemima72
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I don't think u should worry about it unless ur doctor brings it up. If he was he'd be phoning u, or at least he should be. You can always call their office and ask for clarification to ease ur mind. I'm out of range in a few things myself but I've learned and been told by docs that it's just my normal.
Gnillo Jemima72
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My normal WBC is usually 3.5-3.8 and that's way down from even the upper range. I think u should be fine.
Dynasty Jemima72
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my white blood count was high stressed and was thinking all sorts had a repeat bloods done came back satisfactory