Deformed white cells now normal? Why?

I was diagnosed with deformed white cells five years ago. White cells are an important part of your immune system. Due to the deformity I get sick easy, and in December had hernia surgery and went into septic shock and almost died. In fact the Dr. told me later he didn't expect me to make it at all. He said my immune system reacted like and AIDS patient, but I do not have HIV, AIDS, or any other illness other then deformed white cells. So it was assumed that my deformed cells is what shut my lungs down and why I lost my blood pressure. Because when they clipped into the infected tissue the infection flooded my blood stream and I quit breathing and my blood pressure went way to low. I woke up on a ventilator, and am trying to find out why this happened because till now we thought it was due to the deformed white cells, but now the white cells are normal. Happy that they are normal, I am terrified at why I almost died during a normal procedure? Anyone know?

It must have been an acute episode of a particular auto-immune disease. Lymphocytic mutations sometimes occur, upon which the nature of mutation could have been environmentally induced or may have had a genetic predisposition to such a disease, much like heterozygous individuals for sickle-cell anemia. The autoimmunity is what caused you to become susceptible to an infection and eventual sepsis, since your immune system was busy enough attacking yourself first before a foreign pathogen.

It's weird that your doctor did not diagnose you with for the symptoms you presented with; it might be lupus, but not necessarily a chronic case. An ANA (anti-nuclear antibody) test can rule out lupus, although other candidates are on the table as well. You may be in the remission phase right now before another attack occurs; I suggest you see an immunologist in this regard for a more brief diagnosis and discuss any treatments and medications that you need.

Hope this helps!

ever had an ANA (test) for Lupus ??? you might see a rheumatologist and get tested....