Hi folks. I wanted to bounce this off y'all. Over the years my white count has been declining, and now it's officially gone over from low-normal to low, aka leukopenia (3.9). In the medscape workup for cfs http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/235980-diagnosis, they specifically mention that:
Do others here really have a normal white count? For those of you who see CFS specialists, would they agree with the generalization above?
(FYI, I'm low-normal in absolute numbers on all WBC types, and my percentages of neutrophils is low-normal, leukocytes high-normal. Also FYI, I don't have a doctor at present (no insurance) so I ordered these tests myself.)
Thanks for any input.
The WBC count in patients with CFS is normal. Leukopenia, leukocytosis, or an abnormal cell differential count indicates a diagnosis other than CFS, and another cause should be pursued to explain these findings.
(FYI, I'm low-normal in absolute numbers on all WBC types, and my percentages of neutrophils is low-normal, leukocytes high-normal. Also FYI, I don't have a doctor at present (no insurance) so I ordered these tests myself.)
Thanks for any input.