Blood Work Up Results

[killerbombshell]

Some of you may know about the weirdo health issues I've been having lately, most obnoxiously manifesting itself as SEVERE hair loss (as in, pulling 4 inch clumps out of the drain two times a week severe) as well as a general feeling of lethargy/exhaustion, as well as a weird, bloating feeling in my tummy.

I finally presnted myeslf to my doctor and got my results today (she didn't do a cholesterol workup cause I had eaten breakfast that morning and it would've been really skewed because all I had eaten for breakfast--and dinner--was a KitKat. Yes, my secret shame is that my most foul Atkins temptress is candy, not even good expensive candy but stupid drugstore 69 cent king sized KitKats)

ANYWAYZ

turns out that I am borderline anemic! Here's something we don't get to discuss much in an Atkins forum. My results were "about 5" when normal was 15. I'm not sure exactly what that means, maybe 2big may. So now I have to take something called "Slow Fe" 2x daily (I already checked at my most favourite store ever, Vitamin Shoppe, and they didn't have it so this must be serious business) and see what happens.

Thyroid function is also normal. She checked for that too.

So anyway, I guess that's at least one mystery solved. Let's hope I can finally get my hair loss under control!

[sunflowergrl]

Re: Blood Work Up Results

At least you found the problem, and it could have been a lot worse. Good for you on going to the Doc. I am afraid of them!!!

[2big4mysize]

Re: Blood Work Up Results

next time you refill your vits get ones with iron.

did your doc tell you to take your iron with vitamin C to help your body absorption of it?

you are going to be amazed when your iron level picks back up cause many body enzymes use iron too and they are cutt off from production when you get amenic.

Glad you solved your issues.

[killerbombshell]

Re: Blood Work Up Results

I didn't know about the vitamin C, so I may need to buy another pill (thanks 2big!!). I read you're not supposed to take iron when you take your other multivitamins because some impede iron from working right (I'm not sure if this is true) The Slow Fe was relally expensive though, a month's worth for $11! Sheesh!

[2big4mysize]

Re: Blood Work Up Results

check out the drug store brands. CVS has one that is comparative to the Slow FE. you want ferrous sulphate 365

and you need to avoid eating some foods for 1 hr before or 2 houyrs after you take it like dairy products, whole grains, and spinach cauase they interfer with it too. you can take your iron with a food high in vit c.

[killerbombshell]

Re: Blood Work Up Results

I guess I'll need to get some peppers to eat it with. Taking it in the morning will be difficult, having to develop a two tiered vitamin taking system. I did end up getting the CVS brand but I don't have the box in front of me so I don't have more details.