I am getting worried… my bloods are not good. Any experience with iron disorders please help…
I am really not well, and just need advice until I can get to the blood doctor on Monday…I don’t know wether to take an iron pill or not.
I have lost weight, I am always agitated, always getting sick, body aches, muscle loss…
I often go over my blood tests myself because I don’t trust my doctor anymore, and something is not right.
Today I got back my tests from this week and they are still not good…I continue to have high ferritin and low iron. My platelets have been high for about 2 years, and now my lymphocytes are low.
I even found a test stipulating that I need testing for Haemochromatosis from a year ago, along with checking for liver damage. My doctor has never mentioned this to me!
My last test came back today and my iron is 9 and ferritin 311. My body aches, I have pain in my kidney area with a bladder infection, I am tired, bruised all the time, and I literally feel 80years old, (I am 50).
My doctor always says “your bloods are fine”. So I asked for a referral to a haematologist months ago and my appointment with the nurse is Monday.
My liver test are not terrible, but I am still worried.
I cannot stop peeing…it has been getting worse. I am also getting UTIs a lot. I am on antibiotics but my lab cultures just came back and said that I don’t even have a UTI.
I need to be near a toilet all day today. I am not drinking anymore than usual, but I have no idea where all this pee is coming from. Is this another symptom of possible Haemochromatosis?
Also, do I take some iron tablets in the meantime or will this make things worse?
Like I said, I do have an appointment on Monday. If I hadn’t of requested it though, who knows?
Sorry, but I am panicking a bit. My mum just got over lymphoma and that is also in the back of my mind.