Does a normal WBC rule out all forms of Lymphoma?

[jules0160]

So I've been experiencing quite a few problems for awhile now, and doctors mostly seem to dismiss it without much thought. I'm constantly sick with viruses and infections, I have constant fatigue and just an overall continual feeling of being off, as well as feeling clammy and feverish at night. About a month ago, I noticed a lymph node in my neck was enlarged (not big enough to be seen, but can be felt under the skin.) My appetite has gone down, but not enough to justify the weight I've started to lose. I also have started feeling short of breath a majority of the time, with a tightness in my chest that makes it feel like I can't take a full breath. Naturally, I started searching for answers because I desperately hope that there's a reason why I feel this way, and that I'm not destined to go on without a cause. Now, as unlikely as it is, my symptoms do coincide with those of Hodgkin's (and some of non Hodgkin's) Lymphoma. I got blood tests a few weeks ago for a different reason, and now my main question here: Does a normal white blood count rule out Lymphoma? I know it can't be used to diagnose the cancer, but would it definitely be abnormal if I had something wrong with my Lymphatic system, such as Lymphoma? Thanks!

[Ken_PA]

",,,would it definitely be abnormal if I had something wrong ... such as Lymphoma?"
No, and furthermore most with lymphoma have a completely normal CBC when first diagnosed.

"I'm constantly sick with viruses and infections"
If from a blood cancer, that would be from marrow suppression of WBCs and that would have shown in your CBC.

"I noticed a lymph node in my neck was enlarged"
Then you'd first suspect something about the drainage area. Unless you've been pressing there or had a trauma there.

"I desperately hope that there's a reason why I feel this way"
Yes, there is - which is probably something in the immune system. Just not lymphoma.

Don't give up and you will find out. E.g., for many with CFS/ME (a mystery immune condition) a Dx takes years of frustration. Did you happen to start out with "a bad cold"?