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Had a cortizone (hydrocortisone) shot in shoulder on a thursday & labs done on saturday. wbc 11.1(h) neutrophils 78 (h) lymphocytes 13(l) could this be the cortizone (hydrocortisone)?
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YES!!: Corticosteroids can and will raise your white count, often just like the numbers you have. This is ok. Nothing to worry about
Answered 3/8/2015
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Yes: cortisone can increase WBC count.
Answered 3/8/2015
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My lab numbers are: wbc:4.9, rbc:3.88, hgb:11.6, hct:34.5, neutrophils:79.7, lymphocytes:13.0, absolute lymphocytes:0.6 . S this anything to worry about?
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