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( TN Artist, trish,tn ) - 28 Oct 2007 01:26 GMT

Hi --it's been a while since I have been here - but something came up
that I hope might make sence to youall here--My white cell count has
been high for almost a year -which I understand means infection -since I
have chronic sinusitis -I think this may be the cause of the hi count
??? Is this something that has shown up in the blood work of others here
?

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Susan - 28 Oct 2007 01:43 GMT

> Hi --it's been a while since I have been here - but something came up
> that I hope might make sence to youall here--My white cell count has
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\Trish, a high white cell count certainly can be an indicator of chronic
infection. I recently read that it can also be a marker for adrenal
disorders, but I don't have a citation handy.

Susan

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ellen - 28 Oct 2007 02:21 GMT

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how about low white cell count? mine has been consistently low & was
only in the normal range when i was fighting the last sinus infection.

ellen

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Susan - 28 Oct 2007 02:58 GMT

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Oddly enough, like most things hormone related, both things could be
true. I don't know what your endocrine status is, but high cortisol,
for instance, suppressed immunity in a lot of folks, and my sister has
low counts. I have run from very high to low normal, but I also have
chronic infections.

Susan

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Steven L. - 28 Oct 2007 03:13 GMT

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> infection. I recently read that it can also be a marker for adrenal
> disorders, but I don't have a citation handy.

The use of steroids has been shown to raise white blood cell count in
some cases. So both an adrenal insufficiency and a high white blood
cell count can both be side effects of steroids.

Trish,
if you're reading my post: Please don't post in HTML format anymore.
It's not processed in Usenet newsgroups like this one. Text only from
now on, OK?

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( TN Artist, trish,tn ) - 29 Oct 2007 05:04 GMT

Thanks Steven & Susan, I do have a regular med for Emphysema that has a
steroid in it ,also had a prednisone shot recently -prior to this recent
blood test- it seems like I have a sinus infection year round . ( I
forget about the sig =sorry )

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