monocyte level

I was under the impression that having too many monocytes was a bad thing. I think its like your body defending itself from something by releasing monocytes, kind of like white blood cells, so too many of them is in response to something going wrong in your body. I do not know if this is correct, but that's my guess!

Hope I didn't depress you!

No, they're not. Monocytes and antibodies are totally different things. Both are raised (well, specific antibodies are) if you have glandular fever, but they are NOT the same.

It means that your immune system is fighting off an infection. Probably means you feel like crap, but your system's working. And yes, this can occur in cases of glandular fever.

you can get them in other things you know like DKA and other metaolbic disturbances, nopt to mention inflkammatory reactions not related to infection.
Frankly it doesn't matter if your monocytes are raised. that in itself means nothing. as alwasy in medicine you have to look at the complete picture.

how is it you have your results and your doctor doesn't? surely they would be given to you by a doc who explains it themself?

[I got an A* in biology]

Would a non-infected inflammatory reaction require a monocyte response? Not convinced.

[if we're going to play grade games, so did I]

Trust me dear, i win on grades.
Think what monocytes are incidently. They are the step before macrophages in differentiation terms. the circulating macrophages if you will. all you need to raise them is a few cytokines here and there. GSF (or something like it) for instance. plenty of non-infective processes get this. heck, i'll bet if you look at your average crohns and ulcerative colitis patient you'll find them somewhat raised.
Its hardly like ESR or CRP as infective markers go now is it

Oh, I wouldn't be quite so sure about that.

You'll note I didn't say the OP had glandular fever just that it might be a possible explanation. Agreed, without any other information it's impossible to know.

Aren't you clever?

GSF? Are you thinking of GM-CSF, or something else?

Then how do you explain this post?

thats the one. i knew i didnt quite have it right!