Has the lyme and coinfections affected anybodys white, red blood cells and platelets? How about their bone marrow? I was just wondering if this happens very often? Thanks for any information you can provide.
Helene
Posted by justchugginalong (Member # 23309) on :
I don't have my blood work results in front of me at this time, but I can recall that both white and red blood counts were higher than the high-end markers when my blood work initially done. Now I am just on the high end of both. Don't know if that helps> I just know that my blood definately noticed the infection LONG before the doctors ever did.
Posted by Heleneh (Member # 21207) on :
It is amazing how these diseases can affect blood counts. I heard some people get high blood counts and some low blood counts.
Posted by Wolfed Out (Member # 23727) on :
Yeah,
I was told my CD57 is 68... apparently that's low, but not extremely low...and it means my there's less white blood cells fighting infections?
I think that's what I understood.
Posted by mcg08002 (Member # 24617) on :
Yeah Mine where at the high end also.
They said it was an underlying infection.
AKA: Lyme
Its normal Posted by Heleneh (Member # 21207) on :
Does anybody have low blood counts?
Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
ME, ME, ME!!!!!!
I've had a low white blood cell count for over 14 years.... and every other time I have my blood tested, my RBC (as well as low hemoglobin and hematocrit) and platelets are also low with a low WBC count.
I've had a bone marrow biopsy one and a half years ago and am scheduled to have one again in a month. They cannot find the reasoning behind my low blood counts and I'm going to Johns Hopkins for the low blood counts because my hematologist couldn't find anything wrong.
I also just got done being tested for a genetic disease that can cause pancytopenia (low blood counts) and thanks be to God that it came back normal.
My bone marrow with the first biopsy was found to be normal except it's very hypocellular, meaning the cells in my bone marrow are far less than they should be. The cells are being made normally and are working properly, but there just aren't many of them.
It's extremely scary, because it almost looks like bone marrow failure, but I'm praying and hoping that this is not the case. Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
Seems as if there aren't many of us with actual low blood counts with lyme and co's.
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They cannot find the reasoning behind my low blood counts and I'm going to Johns Hopkins for the low blood counts because my hematologist couldn't find anything wrong.