CBC slightly elevated eosinophil count

[CK122]

Does anybody know what this means? I just got a call saying everything on my CBC came out normal except for a "slighty elevated eosinophil count, which is usually due to allergies". They said no further testing is needed.

What is this? Has anyone else experienced this? And I don't even have allergies!

[Slangevar]

Are you sure you don't have allergies?  I didn't know I had them until I wound up in urgent care with an inner ear infection. The doc took one look inside my nose and said, "Did you know you have bad allergies?" No idea.

[ceh1354]

Same happened to me. I live in an area with one of the worst air qualities in the country and have had 2 providers tell me I have them just by examining me. Didn't know, and don't really have symptoms of allergies to speak of. You could totally have them!

[CK122]

Whew, thank you both! Now that I think of it, I remember my eye doctor saying to me about a month ago that my eyes looked like I had allergies - but I thought he was nuts because I've never noticed it before.

I googled eosinophil (just to see what it was!) and OF COURSE one of the first results that came up was "cancer". Uuuggghhhh!

[potternut]

I know this one! 

My daughter had the same thing as a baby and it was definitely allergies.  She went through a complete battery of tests to check her immune system after she developed a super rare illness at 5 months old.  She is now 11 and perfectly healthy but she does have an allergy to milk.

I promise you it's nothing serious at all.   

[CK122]

Thank you, potternut!

[InTheMoment]

Absolutely, 100% allergies!

[hexentanz]

I had the same thing on a recent CBC.  The doctor didn't even mention it to me, so I figure it's probably not a big deal.  It was only slightly elevated.  I googled it too, and I figure if it was cancer it would be more than slightly elevated.