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Topic: WBC question

ZooKeeper
Junior Member
Member # 15345

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I recently found out I have Lyme. I am trying to research everything about my history for my first LLMD appt.

When I pulled together all of my labs I have a constantly elevated white blood cell count for at least the last six months.

This is when I have felt the worst. Is that common with Lyme?

Thanks in advance!!

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duke77
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 5051

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Technically elevated WBC should be common with Lyme. Bacteria infections generally raise the WBC. The thing with Lyme is that nothing is "common." Symptoms vary between people so greatly it is hard to determine common symptoms. I know myself my RBC and WBC are always normal. There are lots of people with Lyme with low WBC as well.

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UnexpectedIlls
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 15144

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my WBC's and neutrophils are elevated most times as well.....

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disturbedme
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 12346

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My WBC count and neutrophils have been low since I was bit (10 years ago).

This disease does weird things and every person's body responds in different ways.

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My Lyme Story

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lymebytes
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 11830

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And mine have been normal forever....no two people the same!

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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Mine were usually normal.

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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