Basicaly I have a high white cell count. Had a couple tests done for lukemia awhile back and nothing was found. I would go back every 6 months to get things rechecked. All that was found was I still had elevated counts. No signs of infection anywhere. Well I haven't gone back for about a year now. They told me of symptoms to watch out for. Lately I have noticed little pinprick looking blood spots on my arms. First they appear red, fade to brown and then go away but I am constantly getting more. I wake up with at least 15 new ones a day....anyway it can be connected to my high cell count or worrying about nothing?
2007-01-23 10:24:52 · 4 answers · asked by Deb W 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Keep pressing the doctors until you get some satisfactory answers. It could be nothing [and I hope it is]. But if it's something bad, you need to know right away. I had those spots too. Any swollen lymph nodes? Not trying to scare you at all, but that is how I started out. But, you know what? I survived. If you suspect leukemia or lymphoma, this is a great site:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
Best wishes
2007-01-24 01:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a pre-cancerous condition.
Cancer is caused by poor nutrition (including oxygen) and stressors. Stressors can be environmental, like heavy metals, food additives or pollution, or emotional or job stress.
Our bodies have 60 trillion--yes, trillion--cells, and there are always some mutating into cancer cells, but a healthy immune system kills them before they have a chance to get a foothold in the body.
It takes a LONG time, usually, or an exrtaordinary amount of stressors, to degrade the immune system to the point where it won't do its job, but once cancer has formed, it can spread rapidly.
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I know of people whose cancer has 'spontaneously remitted' (WENT AWAY for no known reason) after they went on a program of herbs and nutrition.
The American Medical Association and the pharmaceutical companies control medical law in this country, and they are in it for the money, and don't care about individuals. You and your family must look out for yourselves to stand a chance of being healthy.
This is not a joke. Look into it. Best of luck
2007-01-24 10:26:32 · answer #2 · answered by Dorothy and Toto 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get back to the doctor, or even better go to a specialist hematologist. IMO you need another blood test ASAP and possibly a bone marrow examination (sounds bad but it's really another injection).
Even if it is leukemia, the outcome is usually good if you get treatment early enough.
2007-01-23 10:37:48 · answer #3 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These spots sound kind of like petechiae. Your physician definitely needs to be aware of this. It can be significant or it can mean nothing but given the history you just stated, it's better that the doctor knows about this.
2007-01-23 10:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by Terry N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋