What could be causing low red blood cells, high white blood cells, night sweats, and shortness of breath?
The symptoms you're experiencing are common with leukemia and need medical attention. Low red blood cells (anemia) combined with high white blood cells can indicate leukemia, as the condition affects how your bone Show Full Answer
What could be causing low red blood cells, high white blood cells, night sweats, and shortness of breath?
The symptoms you're experiencing are common with leukemia and need medical attention. Low red blood cells (anemia) combined with high white blood cells can indicate leukemia, as the condition affects how your bone marrow produces blood cells.
Your symptoms align with what many people with leukemia experience:
Low Red Blood Cell Count (Anemia) causes:
- Shortness of breath
- Tiredness and weakness
- Dizziness
- Pale skin
- Feeling cold
High White Blood Cell Count is a hallmark sign of some types of leukemia and other bone marrow cancers. This happens when the bone marrow produces too many abnormal white blood cells.
Night sweats are a common symptom reported by people with leukemia, along with other general symptoms like fatigue and feeling unwell overall.
It's really important to contact your doctor right away about these symptoms, especially since you're feeling terrible most of the time. Your doctor can run blood tests and possibly a bone marrow biopsy to understand what's happening and adjust your treatment if needed.
A MyLeukemiaTeam member shared: "Be sure to let your oncologist know about this. It's important you do."
January 12
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