First six-month blood test, and my lymphocytes have gone down!

[Jazzandblues]

I’m soon to be 55. I was diagnosed in the UK with MBL this summer. My lymphocytes were at six with over 50% of them monoclonal cells. I’ve just had my six-month check. I’ve come down to 4.8. I know that these numbers can move around quite a lot, but for now I’m really happy with the trend. I did change my diet to eat clean, lost a stone and a half and exercise a little most days. I also take green tea extract every day and that seems to have helped too. I’m not sure how often the numbers fluctuate up-and-down, but for now I’m guessing this is a good result and I should do more of the same?

[lankisterguy Volunteer]

Hi Jazzandblues,

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You are correct, our blood test results vary from test to test, some due to our activities just before a blood draw, some are due to the variables of the testing, and some are real changes. So our doctors usually wait to see 2 - 3 or more tests in a row to identify a definite trend.

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[mdsp7]

Hey that's wonderful! Keep going, very good!!

[SofiaDeo]

I think if eating better, losing some weight, and exercise have all improved your parameters a bit, that's fabulous! Just don't feel disappointed if they fluctuate "up" again before going "down". Many of us see up & down patterns i stead of a steady rise. As long as you feel good & are happy, it's the right thing to do!

[Agfar]

That's great news. Blood numbers do go down sometimes as well as up. They even stabilise, my numbers have been very similar for 4-5 years. I was diagnosed in 2009. Long may your numbers be low.

[LeoPa]

Keep doing what you are doing if it works for you! How do you eat clean? What diet if any, are you on?

[joed1rt]

The numbers will go up and down quite a bit. I was diagnosed 11 years ago with a WBC of 40. My lastest blood test a few weeks ago my WBC was 24. It had gone as high as 55 and then suddenly dropped below 30 within a 6 month period and has stayed there for 5+ years.