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Re: lab results-Confused

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:57:40 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 25 Jan 2000, bainsgirl wrote: >
>Hi! I just got a copy of my lab results and I discovered some things
>that are worrying me. I just got over being treated for Hodgkin's
>Lymphoma so this is why I am writing. I am 12 weeks pregnant. (And not
>supposed to be able to!!) My WBC count was within range as was all of
>the other counts EXCEPT I had abnormally high neutrophils (77) and
>abnormally low lymphocyes (13)...since these are related to the
>lymphatic/immunity sysytem it concerns me, especially since the doctors
>said that they cannot track the progress of my cancer (it coming
>back)....what are the possible causes of of these abnormal results and,
>if this is serious, what should I do? Thanks!

The opinion of your Hematologist is going to be the most useful regarding this, but those values do not sound all that abnormal to me. In my hospital, the normal range for the percentage of white blood cells that are neutrophils is 37%-80%, so 77% is within normal limits (WNL). The normals for the lymphocyte count are from 20-50%, so that is not that far off either. It would appear that the theats that your immune system has faced lately are largely bacterial rather than viral, which is why your system is more geared to fight off bacteria at the time of this CBC. I sincerly doubt that this is at all serious, but if you are concerned (and obviously you are), then call your hematologist and get his/her opinion.

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