Posted 2/4/2016 2:22 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning Y'all,
Got hit outta left field the other day, 2 weeks ago i went to the doctor because i was feeling more tired than the usual with Fibro and my other issues for about 2 months. She did a full crazy amnt blood panel and it showed that my iron levels were quite low and my other levels were low. 2 months ago i was told my iron levels were good at 26, then they dropped to 12.
My doc suggested iron infusions and i was waiting on the referral to go thru. Well a week later i was still waiting on my cycle to start and was 10 days late so i go to the OB GYN and they tell me that because of my cycles that i am practically bleeding all my iron out and need to have my iud removed and replaced with a hormone one. i was apparently now putting 2 and 2 together before but the iud has to go and i left there sad and feeling stupid for not knowing that this was putting me at risk because the next day i started my cycle which was TERRIBLE and i was at this point sleeping any chance i got, missing work and waiting on the infusion date. I got the infusion tuesday of this week and i feel like i have been brought back from the dead, i feel so much better and i didnt realize how much it was contributing to my joint and muscle pain and to my overall flare health and keeping things under control.
I am getting things changed out Monday and hopefully things will begin to normalize.
SYMPTOMS: dizziness, fatigue, lethargy, light headedness, or malaise.
This was a scare as i have been dealing with anemia for 2 years off and on and have been to hospital for it a few times too, i guess if you have the same symptoms GO TO THE DOCTOR before it gets bad.
love and spoons!!!!!!