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High red blood cell count
Good afternoon – Wondering if anyone else has a chronically high red blood cell count due to low oxygen? It’s called secondary erythrocysitis. I’ve had high RBC for years, its always flagged on blood work and I never had an explanation. I was reading a very interesting article on how people with heart/lung disorders have chronically low oxygen, the body makes up for it by producing more RBC. Usually it doesn’t cause any issues but sometimes the RBC gets too high and can cause other issues. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Makes perfect sense to me!
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