[kemp31]

I have been asked to see a hematologist because my both my RBC and WBC counts have been going slightly lower each year for the past 4 years…not terribly low but not in the “normal” range. I am now slightly anemic. I would like to ask all of you what ‘started’ your investigation? Was it just routine CBC at your yearly physical? One doctor remarked, “you won’t know until someone looks at your blood under a microscope — I think he’s talking about a bone marrow biopsy. I’m just wondering if this is all necessary for me or if I just have a different ‘normal’ for blood counts. My only symptoms would be that I’m cold ALL the time and I need at the very least 8 hrs of sleep a night. (prefer 9-10) Thank you for your valuable input. I am 60.