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Bilirubin said:
Hemocrat and hemoglobin good, but WBC is low. What do you think could be causing this?

Either AIDS or terminal pancreatic cancer. Whatever you do, do not see a doctor. Instead, ask anonymous people on the Internet. You just might end up finding one who slept at a Holiday Inn Express.
 
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Low white blood count is a early indecator of over training it may only be over reaching.

You need to have 3 days full rest before having blood tests the reason is when you do big training rides you empty the glycogen tanks. so naturaly the blood is full of water and carbohydrate. If you waigh your self day after a long hard ride you will usualy be up to 2 KG heavier. extra water . if you have one of the computer balance scales you will note weter ballance up.

Low white blood Low sodium . High fasting glucose Low testosterone
high systoloic blood presure.

That is just enough for the Doctor to put on a whole dose of pills to slow you down.
There is nothing in low white blood count to worry about a couple of days rest and its ok.
high white blood count is bad news but you would know about it you would probably have a virus.
 

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TERMINATOR said:
Either AIDS or terminal pancreatic cancer. Whatever you do, do not see a doctor. Instead, ask anonymous people on the Internet. You just might end up finding one who slept at a Holiday Inn Express.

Well it's not Aids or hypatisis. Had that checked. Doctor said other values could be effected if it was cancer. He said have it checked again in two months.
 

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brianf7 said:
Low white blood count is a early indecator of over training it may only be over reaching.

You need to have 3 days full rest before having blood tests the reason is when you do big training rides you empty the glycogen tanks. so naturaly the blood is full of water and carbohydrate. If you waigh your self day after a long hard ride you will usualy be up to 2 KG heavier. extra water . if you have one of the computer balance scales you will note weter ballance up.

Low white blood Low sodium . High fasting glucose Low testosterone
high systoloic blood presure.

That is just enough for the Doctor to put on a whole dose of pills to slow you down.
There is nothing in low white blood count to worry about a couple of days rest and its ok.
high white blood count is bad news but you would know about it you would probably have a virus.

It was actually two days after a long ride so that could be a factor. But my testosterone was reasonable: 19.2 nmol/L

I have a theory that it could be autoimmune disease. But the thing is, I'm not ill any more than other people I know. But maybe this could be the beginning of it.
 

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durianrider said:
What was your wbc count?

It can vary day to day. Its longterm blood tests that paint a better picture vs one out of the blue.

Does that make sense?

These were the numbers

Haematocrit 45.6

hemoglobin 15.6

WBC 3.0