i m a 66 year old male. my health is excellent, excellent. never sick. wbc count is 14,000. this from a cbc test. next step according to my primary dr is call a onocologist/hemotologist. am i looking at a bone marrow biopsy or will they take a wait and see approach? one more question...if a bone marrow biopsy is called for is it out of line for me to want and ask for a general anathesia or will they insist on a local thank you for taking the time to answer
Your WBC counts are mildly elevated.Currently, the upper limit of normal range is 10,000- 11,000. These reference ranges are designed for 95% of population. Remaining 5% healthy population have reference ranges above or below reference range. Also, before proceeding straight away for bone marrow, please inform me about the following.1. Your differential WBC counts ??(meaning % of neutrophils, lymphocytes etc.2. Your general blood picture description.(any toxic granules in neutrophils, etc.)3. Your serum CRP levels.