Perhaps reading too much into this, perhaps not. I'm ready to kick the dr. in the kneecap, but my ankle hurts so I won't.
I got blood tests last week. Thyroid is doing great, right where I like it, where I feel best. HOWEVER, my iron sucks. I have iron stores at my lowest right now. Sit down, get ready. My level is 1. Yes 1, not a typo, that is 8% of the lowest "normal" range. So nearly non existant. My hemoglobin is low, cell size is small. So over all pretty crappy blood. So the dr asks if I'd like to investigate why, if there were any family conditions, was I vegetarian, etc. Family conditions, hypothyroid(mom, bro#1 and me) and I'm monitored and at excellent levels. MS(bro#2)-not sure that is anemia related. Vitiligo(bro#1) - no link to anemia. Not vegetarian, eat a pretty well balanced diet. Asked if stools were black, nope. Was there blood during bowel movement-nope. Did I have heavy period, used to be extreme, lately not so bad..... maybe cause I have none! Ok, and he sends me on my way.
WTF? that was investigating?
So I asked for a copy of my test results and move on.
Anyone have any ideas? Am I tired, sure, I have 4 kids, run a home daycare, team manager, school volunteer, cadet volunteer, bingo worked. Who wouldn't be tired. Am I exhausted to the point I can't function, hell no. It is possible that I've always been low(first tested at 17 and was anemic badly then) so just function as I am, and it's my personality to just work through it, perhaps I am sick and just don't acknowledge it??
I don't understand why my iron is soooo low. I don't feel sickly. Not usually..lol. Perhaps I don't have time.
Is there anything I should be investigating? Anemia is usually a symptom of something. I don't have cancer at this point in my life, no chemo, no ulcers. I need to know what questions to ask.
I have an appointment with my TDCM tomorrow, he'll get a copy of the test results. He's gonna shake his head, and then we start investigating, because the conventional dr. isn't doing much for me.
I got blood tests last week. Thyroid is doing great, right where I like it, where I feel best. HOWEVER, my iron sucks. I have iron stores at my lowest right now. Sit down, get ready. My level is 1. Yes 1, not a typo, that is 8% of the lowest "normal" range. So nearly non existant. My hemoglobin is low, cell size is small. So over all pretty crappy blood. So the dr asks if I'd like to investigate why, if there were any family conditions, was I vegetarian, etc. Family conditions, hypothyroid(mom, bro#1 and me) and I'm monitored and at excellent levels. MS(bro#2)-not sure that is anemia related. Vitiligo(bro#1) - no link to anemia. Not vegetarian, eat a pretty well balanced diet. Asked if stools were black, nope. Was there blood during bowel movement-nope. Did I have heavy period, used to be extreme, lately not so bad..... maybe cause I have none! Ok, and he sends me on my way.
WTF? that was investigating?
So I asked for a copy of my test results and move on.
Anyone have any ideas? Am I tired, sure, I have 4 kids, run a home daycare, team manager, school volunteer, cadet volunteer, bingo worked. Who wouldn't be tired. Am I exhausted to the point I can't function, hell no. It is possible that I've always been low(first tested at 17 and was anemic badly then) so just function as I am, and it's my personality to just work through it, perhaps I am sick and just don't acknowledge it??
I don't understand why my iron is soooo low. I don't feel sickly. Not usually..lol. Perhaps I don't have time.
Is there anything I should be investigating? Anemia is usually a symptom of something. I don't have cancer at this point in my life, no chemo, no ulcers. I need to know what questions to ask.
I have an appointment with my TDCM tomorrow, he'll get a copy of the test results. He's gonna shake his head, and then we start investigating, because the conventional dr. isn't doing much for me.