GoJohnnyGo
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Despite taking a full iron tablet regimen (with B12 and Folate) for the last seven months, I can't get my iron levels up substantially to the point of normal. This too with adding a lot of iron-rich foods to my diet. My hemoglobin count, conversely, is out of whack. It just doesn't jive as far as my GP is concerned.
For the most part I feel much better these days. The gastric distress has largely stabilized (good days and bad, but not as bad as before). Eliminating gluten has helped, as well as quitting smoking. The anemia continues though. I had to quit Yoga (as about as non-strenuous a physical activity as here is) because I would almost pass out. I can't even bend over to tie a shoelace without getting dizzy.
GP thinks it's possibly a bone marrow auto-immune problem, but it's too early to say.
Needless to say, I'm really feeling down. The frustration level has gone past the point of anger. Four referrals (and seven months later) for a Gastroenterlogist and I'm still looking at a 10-14 month wait.
For the most part I feel much better these days. The gastric distress has largely stabilized (good days and bad, but not as bad as before). Eliminating gluten has helped, as well as quitting smoking. The anemia continues though. I had to quit Yoga (as about as non-strenuous a physical activity as here is) because I would almost pass out. I can't even bend over to tie a shoelace without getting dizzy.
GP thinks it's possibly a bone marrow auto-immune problem, but it's too early to say.
Needless to say, I'm really feeling down. The frustration level has gone past the point of anger. Four referrals (and seven months later) for a Gastroenterlogist and I'm still looking at a 10-14 month wait.
