[King Prout]

I'm feeling a lot better today.

Doc ordered me to have a full blood battery done at noon. The first results look fine, except for one thing: My white blood cell count is through the roof. 20.6 (that's 20,600) or more than double the high end of the normal range. Considered "critically high"

Doc cussed me out like you wouldn't believe for not getting checked out earlier this week. The details of the test indicate that I am no longer producing new legions of WBCs, so whatever bug had me it seems my immune system has it licked... BUT: She says I could have died from whatever it was, my WBC is so high.

sheesh... I thought it was just a really bad summer flu.

turns out its bacterial, and I'm now on some really strong antibiotics and get to have blood drawn daily for the next little while.

yeesh.

[fanfan]

Wow.
You're lucky then. Good thing your immune system kicked in when it did.
Hope you feel better soon.

[Dawsonville_Doc]

Okay, one thing here-
YEAH MOM!
Geez, man, last time I broke 20k wbc, I was in the Critical Care Unit of Gwinnett Medical Center!
Remember the sensation, label it as 'possible impending death' and get thee to thine physician, ok? If you make me get on an airplane I want it to be for a happy reason, ok?
(stepping off soap box)

Glad you feel better!
Doc

[tuliptree76]

Oh, wow, KP! At least you know you need antibiotics. Hopefully that will take care of the bug quickly.