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I wasn’t stressing over nothing!!!

RiverRiver Posts: 5,347 Part of The Furniture
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TW// symptoms
So as some probably know for awhile I was experiencing dizziness (not unusual for me) random spells of nauseas, my body suddenly burning up.

What the drs thought it was
When I went to the dr they thought it might of been anxiety and the fact that since I was little I’ve never really been able to regulate my body temperature but because the symptoms were happening even when I was sat on my bed she wanted to run some tests

The tests the ran
I had an ecg because they were worried that it was my heart, they did bp sitting and standing and a blood test

TW!!!! The test results
- my heart came back clear
- My BP came back abnormal
- My oxygen came back really good
- My blood test was up and down
- MCHC = really high
- MCV = low
- Serum ferritin = low
- Serum Folate = low

Outcome
I have an iron deficiency and a folic acid deficiency

Treatment
I have been prescribed medication

TW//
I have temporary infertility and anemic
✨ ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓋ℯ. ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝒷𝓇𝓊𝒾𝓈ℯ𝒹. ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝓌𝒽ℴ 𝒾𝓂 𝓂ℯ𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓉ℴ 𝒷ℯ ✨

✨ 𝒯ℋℐ𝒮 ℐ𝒮 ℳℰ ✨

Comments

  • shannon_164shannon_164 Posts: 2,616 Boards Guru
    i’m so glad that you got some answers @Rose113 ! i know what it’s like knowing there IS something wrong with your body but professionals not listening - i am also anaemic🙂
  • sinead276sinead276 Posts: 2,339 Boards Champion
    also glad to see the doctors managed to reach a diagnosis and now the treatment process can begin for you :3
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,126 An Original Mixlorian
    @Rose113 I’m so glad you finally have some answers. Doctors are terrible for putting everything down to anxiety. Luckily those things are usually fairly easily treated with medication. I had a severe vitamin D deficiency a few years ago, I had to take meds for that for a while.
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
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