... Tobacco use causes inflamation which will cause high WBC. If you have any inflammatory conditions such as bronchitis, asthma, arthritis, or coronary artery disease, you can have high WBC counts. ... (3 replies)

... I just wanted to see if I should pursue asking a doc to retest my blood. ... (0 replies)

... for over 8 yrs now.It is constantly climbing. My most recent WBC was 22. ... (0 replies)

... i had a blood test done by my cardiologist. ... (1 replies)

... I am "NOT" a doctor but for Leukemia you would have WBC rising and not going lower. Also, I will add that the WBC going from 13K to 11K is in the normal range but on the high side of normal. On my CBC the range is 5K to 10K so 13K is not a big deal. Might be figting a fevor etc... ... (3 replies)

... I believe to exclude Polycytemia Vera, they can run Erythropoeitin and Prolactin values http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7032 Also, inflammation like Rheumatoid Fever (due to aching and fatique, high ESR and platelets (which can show inflammation if elevated) or any other auto immune disease. You need to be seen by more specialists (Rheumatologist... (3 replies)

... just wants to make sure sending me to a hemotologist to just get everything checked out . ... (13 replies)

... I felt nothing except for a little tiredness that I wrote off as working too much. A routine blood test back in January showed a WBC of 30. ... (13 replies)