Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 lee, although Jo gave you a nice answer, the information you have given is not enough for me to give an answer. For example, there are often minor, insignificant abnormalities that can safely be ignored. For someone who is not trained to interpret labs, these may be cause for concern whereas the doctor might ignore them. There are absolute values and there are relative values (percentages). For example, if your daughter had an infection which elevated her neutrophils, her lymphs could be relatively decreased due to the abnormal increase in the neutrophils. See? Okay, like you have six apples and six oranges and that is 50% for each. Then one day you have twelve apples and six oranges and that makes the oranges only 33% although the absolute number did not change. Marta obviously I got some sleep! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Yes, and this may very well be the case. Thanks! hugs, cindy lee > > lee, although Jo gave you a nice answer, the information you have > given is not enough for me to give an answer. For example, there are > often minor, insignificant abnormalities that can safely be ignored. > For someone who is not trained to interpret labs, these may be cause > for concern whereas the doctor might ignore them. > > There are absolute values and there are relative values (percentages). > For example, if your daughter had an infection which elevated her > neutrophils, her lymphs could be relatively decreased due to the > abnormal increase in the neutrophils. See? Okay, like you have six > apples and six oranges and that is 50% for each. Then one day you have > twelve apples and six oranges and that makes the oranges only 33% > although the absolute number did not change. > > Marta > obviously I got some sleep! lol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Thanks Jo and Marta! At this point I am thinking that the counts are off as the result of having multiple illnesses this spring. But as a mother, I don't know if I should let it go or take her on up to Atlanta to see her surgeon. If she didn't have the grey/pale appearance and the unusual 'having to go lay down and rest episodes' it would be easier to set it aside. This spring she had a broken arm that was very slow to heal - she was in a cast for 9 weeks and a splint for 3 more - most kids are out of casts in 3-4 weeks. She was very slow to heal. She also had to have her appendix removed. And suffered a lovely round of poison ivy. Poor gal has had a rough go. hugs, cindylee > > > > Neutrophils and Lymphs are part of the White blood cell count > levels. Elevated neutrophils could indicate a bacterial infection or > inflamatory disease. Low Lymphs could mean the immune system is out > of tune. > > Hope this is just the info your doc needs to prescribe the proper care > and your daughter is feeling in tip top shape very soon. > > hugs > Jo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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