i had preop blood work yesterday and saw the results in my electronic chart yesterday evening (before dr lol). i normally have an elevated wbc (been checked out twice by hematologist - it’s just how i am) but it was elevated a bit from my normal range… i had the flu in early october and wonder if that could be messing with me still…

i am waiting to hear from dr to see if that matters to them… it’s so high from normal i expect a call, but it’s just slightly higher for me naturally

did you have a pre op issue with wbc? how was it handled ?

I have leukocytosis, so I know what elevated wbc count is like. Luckily I was diagnosed with it 10 years ago so it's noted and highlighted in my chart. If you were sick this month, they might still be up from it. Since you normally have elevated wbc, maybe see if you have leukocytosis, too, and have them highlight it in your chart, as well.

Do you have a family dr or someone that is aware of this normally elevated white count. If so and the surgeon has issue with it maybe ask if a quick call or note from their office would make everyone happy. Or the hematologist records maybe?

5 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

Do you have a family dr or someone that is aware of this normally elevated white count. If so and the surgeon has issue with it maybe ask if a quick call or note from their office would make everyone happy. Or the hematologist records maybe?

hematologist was 6-7 years ago but my main dr knows all about it… normal wbc is 7-10… i usually run 13-17… yesterday was 20, so double normal limit… so-far i haven’t gotten a call about it, so maybe not a problem (wishful thinking)…

just don’t want anything to derail things at this point !!

(side note: my a1c dropped from 6.2 to 6.1! was hoping for more but i will take any reduction)

9 minutes ago, KimA-GA said:

hematologist was 6-7 years ago but my main dr knows all about it… normal wbc is 7-10… i usually run 13-17… yesterday was 20, so double normal limit… so-far i haven’t gotten a call about it, so maybe not a problem (wishful thinking)…

just don’t want anything to derail things at this point !!

(side note: my a1c dropped from 6.2 to 6.1! was hoping for more but i will take any reduction)

I wonder if it would be better to call them and ask if it matters. How much time do you have to get it all straightened out? (Awesome that your other numbers are starting to lower).

24 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

I wonder if it would be better to call them and ask if it matters. How much time do you have to get it all straightened out? (Awesome that your other numbers are starting to lower).

they just called me! yay! wbc is fine because of my history of it.. but i am getting some potassium supplements because it is low

one less worry to stress about!

13 minutes ago, KimA-GA said:

they just called me! yay! wbc is fine because of my history of it.. but i am getting some potassium supplements because it is low

one less worry to stress about!

Ooh good

How long before surgery do they do the preop labs?

1 minute ago, Agent Flamingo said:

How long before surgery do they do the preop labs?

my surgery is Nov 3rd and they did my preop labs on Oct 25th

On 10/31/2022 at 12:55, KimA-GA said:

my surgery is Nov 3rd and they did my preop labs on Oct 25th

Ok thank you so much for the information. I’m trying to figure out scheduling pre-op cause I’ll probably have to go out of town.