White bood cell count high

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Since being diagnosed with PMR my white blood cell count, on each blood test, has been high. Is this normal

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    mine is always a little elevated, doc says normal due to the pred.

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    AN elevated WBC is one of the side effects of taking pred. Nothing untoward.

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    Yes, it happens a lot. Pred increases the number of neutrophils, one sort of white blood cell - and as a result the total count is also raised.

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