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Maria Fisher46 said:So, what's the deal with your period? And what are you actually eating?
My period isn't even that heavy, it just lasts about 4 days, I guess. I try to keep my diet pretty varied—I eat meat basically every single day and I'm trying to pile on more fruits and veggies lately... I already went in for a gynecological ultrasound and everything came back totally clear, no fibroids or anything like that, which is what the doctor told me to check for...
Hey,
I really need some input on these lab results... I'm 25 and I've been dealing with anemia since high school; it actually cleared up for a bit, but now everything is coming back to haunt me. I'm feeling all the classic symptoms—just constant fatigue, dizzy spells every now and then, freezing hands, and my face looks super pale..
My labs from February looked like this:
hemoglobin 117 (119-157)
iron 9 (8-30)
TIBC 100 (49-75)
UIBC 91 (26-59)
lymphocytes 60 (20-46)
MPV 6.7 (6.8-10.4)
RBC 3.79 (3.86-5.08)
ferritin - 31.6 (15-150)
So, after knocking back two bottles of Steel Dynamics supplements, here is the latest:
Everything is pretty much back in range except for TIBC at 94, UIBC at 79, and RBC at 3.82.
But the ferritin dropped down to 15.7 (15-150)
My doctor still has zero clue what’s going on and is sending me for more stool tests because she suspects bleeding, even though I literally just did those a few months ago and everything came back totally fine.
What other tests should I be asking for? This drop in ferritin is honestly freaking me out, and my doctor isn't taking it seriously even though I feel like absolute crap.