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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Lupus / June 2004lymphocytes 0.5?
Hi, A recent blood test as part of azathioprine monitoring showed my lymphocytes at 0.5. Everything else seems ok. Can anyone advise me on this? I know low lymphocytes are part of lupus but my doctor thought 0.5 was a bit extreme. Thanks!  Signaturefor an alternative look at current events, go to http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ Hi Lynn, My lymphocytes are always that low. They have gone to 0.7 sometimes, but that is unusual. My blood man seems to think that is okay, so I don't worry about it. I think he said that a low neutrophil count is the one that gets them looking. BJ-Sk. Canada > Hi, > A recent blood test as part of azathioprine monitoring showed my > lymphocytes at 0.5. Everything else seems ok. > Can anyone advise me on this? I know low lymphocytes are part of lupus > but my doctor thought 0.5 was a bit extreme. > Thanks! Yikes, my lymphocytes are at .16 !! What does this mean? The test report shows the normal RANGE to be .20 to .50 so how can you say yours are low at .5?? Andie > Hi Lynn, > My lymphocytes are always that low. They have gone to 0.7 sometimes, but [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > but my doctor thought 0.5 was a bit extreme. > > Thanks! Hi Andie, Maybe your lab reports it differently. I am in Canada and the labs here show normal range to be 1.2-3.4. So at 0.5 mine is low. BJ-Sk. Canada > Yikes, my lymphocytes are at .16 !! What does this mean? The test > report shows the normal RANGE to be .20 to .50 so how can you say [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > but my doctor thought 0.5 was a bit extreme. > > > Thanks! >Yikes, my lymphocytes are at .16 !! What does this mean? The test >report shows the normal RANGE to be .20 to .50 so how can you say >yours are low at .5?? Check that you are both using the same units - herbwormwood is in UK. (I know of this units problem in blood sugar readings, and in gallons of gas!) SignatureAndy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group] See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more! > >Yikes, my lymphocytes are at .16 !! What does this mean? The test > >report shows the normal RANGE to be .20 to .50 so how can you say > >yours are low at .5?? > > Check that you are both using the same units - herbwormwood is in UK. I missed the OP, but a low lymphocyte count is not unusual with chronic inflammatory diseases. Probably not the question being asked, but I found that out when my leuk. count (and other whites) were low despite having an active infection. Signature"Did Father shoot him? I will eat Grandfather for dinner." - Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather > Hi, > A recent blood test as part of azathioprine monitoring showed my > lymphocytes at 0.5. Everything else seems ok. > Can anyone advise me on this? I know low lymphocytes are part of lupus > but my doctor thought 0.5 was a bit extreme. > Thanks! is this new? Have you had low lymphocytes for some time or has this count only been recent? If it's just happened once and recently than I would say you need another data point before worrying over much. Likewise if they've been low for a number of years with no obvious ill effects. If it's been a steady decline over the last year or so... then I'd say go ahead and get it checked out further. My doc recently had me see a hematologist because my counts were consistently low and some counts were too high. The hematologist came to the same conclusion I had come to - this is just how I am with autoimmune disease. But I think the rheumy just wanted to cover her backside. So - it's done. She's in the clear and so am I. :P >> Hi, >> A recent blood test as part of azathioprine monitoring showed my [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > steady decline over the last year or so... then I'd say go ahead and get it > checked out further. Hi, Apparently it is just the most recent two tests, which ties in with a few things which happened about that time, an increse in azathioprine, a reduction in pred, and an increase in the raw and living foods content of my diet (thats beansprouts and salads to the non-veggies out there)! My GP has asked me to come back for a repeat in a few weeks, and she is going to ask for an immunoglobin as well. Apparently she chatted with a heamotologist about the result and they said it wasn't anything to worry about and was either due to prednisolone or lupus! As I am only on 4 mg prednisolone alt days I doubt the former. > My doc recently had me see a hematologist because my counts were > consistently low and some counts were too high. The hematologist came to > the same conclusion I had come to - this is just how I am with autoimmune > disease. But I think the rheumy just wanted to cover her backside. So - > it's done. She's in the clear and so am I. :P Signaturefor an alternative look at current events, go to http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ [ >Apparently it is just the most recent two tests, which ties in with a few >things which happened about that time, an increse in azathioprine, a >reduction in pred, and an increase in the raw and living foods content of >my diet (thats beansprouts and salads to the non-veggies out there)! Quoting from the FAQ: In general avoid supplements that are made with alfalfa sprouts as a base. In small doses, such as on the occasional sandwich, sprouts are generally harmless. In the concentrated form found in many supplements they can increase inflammation in some patients. [See The Lupus Book Second Ed. pg. 179] Alfalfa sprouts are a legume and all legumes contain the same chemical (L-canavanine) that causes this inflammation but alfalfa contains this chemical in a higher concentration. Normal ingestion of legumes should not be of concern to most patients. I don't know if beansprouts are a legume or to what extent they contain this L-canavanine but it might be worth following up. >My GP has asked me to come back for a repeat in a few weeks, and she is >going to ask for an immunoglobin as well. Apparently she chatted with a >heamotologist about the result and they said it wasn't anything to worry >about and was either due to prednisolone or lupus! "Gee, thanks" SignatureAndy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group] See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more! Beans, peas, and peanuts are all legumes. And so are soy beans but I don't know how they fit into the no legume picture. They might be very low in L-canavanine. Bev > [ > >Apparently it is just the most recent two tests, which ties in with a few [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > "Gee, thanks" |
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