My bloodwork came back last week and it has been showing a decrease in WBC. What does this mean? Is it from TBD's or medication?
Thanks
Posted by cantgiveupyet (Member # 8165) on :
Could be either,
what meds are you taking? I know some abx do lower wbc.
Posted by Marcie (Member # 10070) on :
Good Question... When I got my blood work done a month ago my LLMD said mine dropped too. I have not been feeling well lately I am wondering if the two are related?
My Dr. said he sees this a lot with Lyme patients. He wants to follow it so it stays stable.
Posted by nikkib (Member # 10016) on :
IV Rocephin did this to me but it came back up on its own.
Posted by timaca (Member # 6911) on :
A drop in WBC can also be due to a viral infection. Mine dropped to 3.0 (I think--don't have the paper in front of me at the moment). I had a viral infection a few days before. My PCP was concerned about the low WBC. She rechecked it in a couple of weeks and it was back in the low normal range. We both concluded it was from the viral infection.
Timaca
Posted by CaliforniaLyme (Member # 7136) on :
leukopenia, right>?
when to do with TBDs it is associated with Ehrlichiosis!!!! Anaplasmosis!!!
Posted by Jill E. (Member # 9121) on :
I second what CaliforniaLyme says. When I used to see a Lyme naturopath (in addition to my LLMD), the naturopath kept telling me that Ehrlichia/Anaplasma affects the WBC - she was concerned because I have both strains.
Jill
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
ditto that meds can cause the drop.
I was lucky to have a series of recent enough pre-treatment baseline counts to refer as tx went on.
My WBC began dropping so significantly with my first abx- high dose- Amoxy- that I had to discontine and gto to mino. It has been an issue with me throughout, and was NOT before the abx.
everyone's different, experiences are difficult to compare....
dilly
Posted by savebabe (Member # 9847) on :
Currently I am on Mepron, clarithroymcin(sp?) septra, plaq and IM bicillin.
I was taking cipro, mino, malarone, bicillin IM, and plaq.
My levels have been low for a few months now, and I am starting to get concerned.
Thanks for any responses.
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
getting concerned-
IMO, only your llmd can adequately help you weigh the pros and cons of your specific tx and decide how to make course corrections...