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@cwebster84

Thank you for your compassion. My husband actually hasn't had any alcohol in 7 years because he shouldn't drink on his medications and he doesn't like drinking. The WBC is all over the place. He got discharged today and yesterday his WBC was 11.9 and his labs just came back after discharge and the WBC is now 16 again. It's all just a mystery.

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Your husband has a complex metabolic picture from reading your initial post. Was he a smoker, how long did he drink before stopping 7 years ago, were the spine and brain issues identified together? I only ask these questions to ascertain whether his illnesses are emergent or have developed over years? The complexity has baffled the doctors and shows that medicine does not have all the answers as the body is a complex system. The cysts might be responsible for some of the metabolic oddities his blood work has shown. You might ask your PCP to be the point person for staying on top of your husbands treatments if you have that kind of relationship? When you’re at the hospital with your husband see if there is a social worker you can speak with too. Having a medical social worker assigned to your husband’s case might provide some guidance for you as well. You have a great deal on your hands and I wish you well.