Thank you so much for taking time to write such a thorough reply Ghost, I really appreciate it. Yes, the counts all came from my initial blood tests on being admitted to hospital and they did draw off fluid which they kept in the lab but nothing grew in it so that's good. Apparently the blood tests done five days later were all approaching normal levels except the blood protein one which was a it high but not as high as before.

I guess we'll get to the bottom of it eventually. I had a better day today (yesterday was awful) and it does seem to fluctuate so I'll keep my fingers crossed for another better day tomorrow. The fells looked stunning today, it is so frustrating but I know practically every one of us has had a lay off at some point and I've managed to come back strong from previous injuries so I'll just keep my chin up as much as I can.