"do NSAIDS lower platelet counts the way aspirin does?"
I don't think that any of them lower the platelet counts, but all seem to decrease the tendency to form clots.
The odd thing was that other than the platelets and increased WBC everything else came back blood test and urine wise as excellent. PTT came back in the normal/average range and my cholesterol ratio, as well as both levels are nearly ideal. Just the HDL is a little on the low side.
All of this really seems to be due to an ongoing inflammation reaction to some bug that has long since departed and nothing else. There are no signs of infection anywhere.
Trust me, they looked high and low...and in every nook and cranny everwhere in between, if you get my meaning
With love, Erika