Osteoporosis And Low White Blood Count, Low Hemoglobin

I was just reading about this after seeing your post. It seems that low hemoglobin can contribute to osteoporosis, and osteoporosis may contribute to low white blood cell count, to oversimplify my lay person's reading which may be wrong! Ask your doctor...

How low is your hemoglobin? (Mine is slightly low, possibly due to stage 3 kidney disease.)

I would ask your doctor about the low white blood cell count. In my experience it tends to go up and down but a reading of 3.1 with a reference range of 4 seems like something to discuss with your doctor.

Hi. My hemoglobin is 31.6 and the lowest it should be on the low side of the range is 32.

I’m sorry to hear about your kidney disease. I also understand when the blood is abnormal, then it affects bone loss. I just received results so I’m waiting for dr to call me.

Interesting that you should mention this. Both my WBC and RBC were low. No one mentioned anything. Is there a correlation with low bone density?

That must be hematocrit-? That number isn't a concern, since it is so close to the reference range (my docs have told me). But the white blood cell count is quite a bit lower than reference and I have no idea if that varies or what it means. Let us know if you find out!

Okay, I think Ives caused trouble on myself, I’m starting to read my coffee drinking is my main culprit for causing low white blood count. And low iron might be the reason for low red blood.

So, I’m going to cut coffee to only one cup a day then see if I can go decaf. I’ll also take iron supplement and iced already begun my needed vitamins and bone vits. I’ll let you know the results for my next blood test and bone density.

Yes. Just learning. Read the rest of my posts. I believe it’s coming down to what I have been drinking (caffeine, and no vitamins). For me, this caused low red and white blood, and also learned caffeine causes iron not to absorb as well, which effects the blood.

to Sandy:
We should reflect more about the link of the low leucocyte count and osteoporosis. You know, I had the OP diagnosis this year and in June I also had my leucocytes lower than normal (3,7). However, because of problem with my falling asleep, I only drink coffee without caffeine. So, it is not a coffee responsible.

Good to know. I wonder if caffeine is most effected to the red blood cells then, which in turn lowers red blood count? Which in turn could lower white blood count?

Where you lower in red blood count too?

Or I wonder if it is a folate/iron deficiency?

to Sandy
No, as to red blood count, in my case it was normal.

I am on Prolia and for some reason it seems like my blood plates have been low every since. Maybe there is no connection but it sure makes you wonder. I am now under a doctors care just watching my blood plates reading. Has anyone every experienced this.