Hi, @asarnesejr Oh dear, nothing like getting ill on your vacation. Well, if I can help you at all, it’s normal for blood values to change when there’s been an illness. The immune system kicks into defense mode when it senses an invader or to a reaction from foods, stress, environment, etc.. There can be large increases in white blood cell production while the illness is in full swing and then they can drop dramatically. It may take a couple weeks for everything to be back to normal.
Most people aren’t even aware of the fluctuations because this is all taking place, unnoticed, within the body.

Those of us who have blood cancers or conditions tend to have frequent labs which can leave us privy to these changes which would otherwise go unnoticed. As an example, for almost 2 months I had labs daily, sometimes twice daily while recovering from my bone marrow transplant. There would be dramatic swings just within a 24 hour period!

The important thing to note is that doctors look for trends. A one-off lab doesn’t usually trigger an alert to them as it would to us patients. The fact that you had both of your doctors conferring and coming to the same conclusion about your labs should give you a level of comfort. To this point you’ve been relatively stable so your doctors aren’t anticipating anything untoward. If they were, you’d be having follow up labs much sooner than your April 7 appointment.
That should be time enough for your immune system to recover and return your labs to normal. ☺️

I hope you’re feeling much improved! Did you have a good vacation otherwise?