So Ive been ill these past couple of days. Though I have been feeling off for a few weeks now. I became very dizzy and had to go to the doctor. He insisted that I had vertigo (BPPV) even when I asked him to run some labs to check my iron level. He told me there was no need to check my iron because I have very low blood pressure (96/57) and my pulse was very slow. (49 beats per minute) He told me if my iron was low that my BP and heart rate would be increased. I told him that I know my body and Im not trying to argue but we can just let my labs do the talking. So he went ahead and ever so reluctantly ordered the blood work. Well as it turns out....my iron is very low. (36mcg) The doctor called me himself to apologize and told me he put in a prescription for sublingual iron to help me quickly get over this dizzy spell and then a script for a timed release ferrous fumerate to continue taking from now on. Im hoping this works and that I dont need an iron infusion again. He was baffled by me. He said I do not fit the normal in any way.....and I told him that my normal is always the abnormal. But that I know my body better than any doctor and I appreciate him ordering the labs for me. Soooo after a few doses of iron my dizziness has decreased some. Ive only puked a couple of times from the nausea it has created and I hope to wake up tomorrow feeling tip top. Just wanted to update you guys. Time to put this down and get some rest.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 00:09:44 +0000
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