Last week I had a CBC with differential
for the first time in years, and
everything seems to be great, except I was
told my WBC count is slightly elevated at
11.0. I went back to be retested two days
ago, and my WBC count decreased to 10.5 (I
don't have a copy of the results, but the
nurse informed me that the other areas
were once again fine), but I'm to be
retested in a few weeks to see if it goes
any further due to my worries about this.
I'm terrified this might be leukemia, but
my doctor says he is not concerned about
that at all and that leukemia isn't even
on his mind, that it's most likely an
infection or stress that's causing these
numbers. I don't have any symptoms. I have
General Anxiety Disorder and Panic
Disorder and have been suffering from
extreme anxiety lately, and I've had a
post nasal drip with a sore throat for a
little over a week now, but I'm not sure
if this is causing these numbers. I am a
hypochondriac, so this has been very
distressing for me.
Should I be concerned about these numbers,
and could this be an indicator of
leukemia?
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