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Anyone have Lymphocytosis?
ANYONE DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOCYTOSIS?
I was just diagnosed this week. I am still in shock and looking at this as just another fence to leap over ...
Getting ready for knee surgery, the Surgeon requires a thorough blood test. I looked at the results and couldn't believe my eyes. I had to repeat the blood test 2 more times bc I do not have any symptoms other than I am more tired than usual. I just flipped it off to age related.
I do have medical training as I am a retired computer with decades of experience installing hardware/software/testing & training medicas how to use the new platform.
Yesterday I attended my first class to become acquainted with my new way of life and what the future may hold for me. It appears the blood tests began to show signs of this malady after I had COVID February 2020; here we are 5 years later, many COVID, RSV, PNEUMONIA, SHINGLES, FLU vaccines later and I'm wondering which of these caused the problem. No, I'm told, lymphocytosis affects the elderly (mostly men) in my age group - 80 years.
Tell me another bedtime story bc I don't believe a word of your assumption but unfortunately I'm now a captive audience.
I am in the early stage of, see my hemotologist 4 times a year for a blood test. Right now my test numbers are bouncing all over the map.
Thanks for taking time to read - PLEASE Take care & share with me ...
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@firef1y, according to Mayo Clinic "...it's possible to have a higher than usual lymphocyte count but have few, if any, symptoms. The higher count usually comes after an illness." Read more here:
- Lymphocytosis https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/lymphocytosis/basics/causes/sym-20050660
With your test values bouncing all over the place right now, it is good that you are scheduled for regular follow-up until a trend is mapped and your "normal" is discovered. Will you be able to move forward with knee surgery?
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2 ReactionsLymphocytosis and lymphoma are different. It takes into account the white cell count. Absolute # of lymph’s. Abnormalities of the cell. Illnesses can increase lymph’s dramatically. Are the lymph’s reactive? It’s good that your on top of it.
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1 ReactionYes, lymphocytosis and lymphoma are different. I have lymphocytosis. We've been able to see that I have been ill for 5 years. I never bounced back from Covid, February 2020 when little was known about Covid. I had a wonderful physician whose parents are physicians in NYCity who put my Dr. on notice when they first began noticing the illness without a name or origin. How did I get it? I lived near an army base. Soldiers were returning from the middle east. Many were neighbors, attended our church, shopped locally. They were not getting sick but we, who did not have the vaccinations they had before returning to the states or when they left to go to the Middle East became ill. I'm told my theory is nonsense.
My point is, DID COVID cause the mutation? Lymphocytosis, itself, is not a virus. It is a medical term describing an abnormally high count of lymphocytes in the blood which is often caused by a viral infection but can also be triggered by bacterial infections, certain cancers or underlying conditions; therefore it is a sign of an immune response rather than a virus itself. CLL, which is my diagnosis, is caused by genetic mutations in the DNA of blood producing cells. These mutations can be inherited or caused by exposure to environmental factors. The environmental factors: radon which is found in the basement of many older homes & apartments?, *radioactive gas, *agent orange (*never exposed to it) and is more likely to occur in older adults like me. Men are more likely to develop CLL then women. CLL: Chronic Lymphoctic Leukemia.
Thanks for your responses. I will blog if and when I notice any changes.