Platelets and white count?

[agurl79]

I'm not sure if this is where I should post this, but here goes... I just had some blood work done, and I have a high platelet count. It is 513,000 right now, the norm is 400,000. It has been high for the past 2 years ranging from 998,000 to 500,000. My doctor has never really said anything about it. Also my White count is high at 13 (high end of normal is 11). In April my white count was 19. I do have problems with my pancreas, and I had my spleen removed last august. I read that having your spleen removed causes a temporary increase in platelets.. but it's been almost a year, and they were high previous to that surgery also.. anyone have this problem? or have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

[feelbad]

i don't know a whole lot with regards to the spleen and the WBCs but I would think that having an ongoing really high platelet count would possibly indicate some sort of condition which would invlove a much higher risk of clotting problems.there are some disorders out there that can cause you to have a high platelet count which needs to be treated with some sort of blood thinning type of med.my mom has whats called factor five leiden,or something like that that she has to take coumadin for(a blood thinner?).i would speak with your doc about just what all of this actually means for you from a health risk perspective.if he is not willing to actually explain this to you,or doesn't appear to even know or have a flippin clue,it would be in your very best interest to find a brand new doc.you need a good caring doc who is willing to fully explain things to you so you know what the heck is actually going on within your own body.if this doc is not meeting those very basic expectations,well,move onto one that does.this IS your health and you do have the right to know if there are things going on that can be causing you some very real risks if this is not Dxed and treated appropriately.not all docs should realistically even BE docs,you know what I mean?seeing a hemotologist wouldn't hurt either.good luck and please keep me posted on how things are going for you,K? FB