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I am newly diagnosed with Fibro and recently had a major flare. I didn't know what it was at the time, only that whatever I was being worked up for had taken a major turn for the worse. I was on vacation and I think the preparation, long car ride, and general exhaustion was probably a major factor. After about two weeks I couldn't stand the pain anymore, went to the ER and the labs showed WBC of 13, SED rate of 23. They could find no new infection, so I was sent home after a shot of anti… read more
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Members shared mixed experiences regarding whether fibromyalgia flares can elevate white blood cell counts and sed rates, with some reporting... Read more
CBC stands for complete blood count. It measures your red (which tells if you are anemic) and white cells (which are high if you have an infection), platelets (which help your blood clot) and various other things.
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Yes my vitamin D was also low in April of this year but since taking a supplement it has come up to within the range it needs to be. I continue to take the supplement so I'm assuming my level remains ok.
Have you been tested for any vitamin deficiencies? I have fibro, but I'm also Vitamin D deficient
i guess it's always a possibility but it was run on several occasions so the chance of a false positive was probably less than if it was run only once. But who knows, right? I still haven't gotten any clear answers. I have an appt with another rheumatologist at the end of the month so we will see what he has to say. The way the whole episode felt was like it started slow, built momentum, got really bad for several days and then subsided. My labs matched what was going on but the SED rate result seemed to be "delayed" in that it was at its highest the week following my worst couple of days. The following week (two weeks after my ER visit) all the labs went back to normal or near normal (SED rate was 21 and normal is 20). WBC was back to 8. Seemed like it was all on its own.
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