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I'M NOT CRAZY!!! AND MY DOCTOR IS MAKING ME EAT COOKIES!!!!
OK, I am crazy, but I'm not a hypochondriac. I'm actually unwell! All these symptoms I've been having, the dizziness, the headaches, the heart palpitations, the list goes on, I'm anemic. It explains why I'm so cold all the time, I thought it was just winter, but my fingers really hurt after a couple of minutes outside. I'm thankful for adhd because I think the hyperactivity and the tiredness of the anemia are counteracting each other. I am tired all the time, but I'm able to keep going. I also thought maybe that was a sugar withdrawal symptom. No sugar for um...over a month. (I'm too tired to do math right now) I drink coffee to calm me down, so maybe until I get my iron levels up I should cut back. As for being pale, well that's more of lifestyle for me rather than anemia. Baby, I was born this way.
I went to Dr because I've been getting food caught in my throat. My Dr thinks it's either anxiety or post nasal drip. The girlfriend is convinced it's cancer, because that's what her dad died from. I'm having to reassure her I'm fine. So my Dr ordered a cookie swallow test. I swear I'm not making this up. I have to go eat cookies while they xray or something my throat. It's probably going to be cardboard cookies. She also ordered some more blood work and checked my thyroid, and had me on a 24 hour heart monitor, during which my heart was a complete lady and did no extra palpitations or funny tricks. B**** I've learned the palpitations can be from the anemia, so I'm actually not as worried about that now. They can be so bad I have to cough to make them stop.
My numbers: for those of you who understand any of this...
Iron 12 mcg/dL normal is 50-170
Ferritin 1.6 ng/mL normal is 8.0-388.0
Vitamin D (since my calcium was low last test) 16.5 normal is 30-100
White Bloodcell Count 6.55 normal
Red Bloodcell Count 4.18 normal
Hemoglobin 8.0 low
Hemotocrit 27.6
Mean Corpuscular Volume 66.0 low
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin 19.1 low
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration 29.0 low
Red cell Distribution Width 16.0 normal
RDW-SD 38.5 normal
PLATELET 333 normal
Mean Platelt Volume 9.7 normal
Thyroid function cascade 0.772 normal
Essentially what these numbers mean as I'm reading them is that my girlfriend must be a vampire. Someone has stolen all my blood! Now I'm supposed to take iron and vitamin C supplements, and vitamin D with calcium twice a day. I'm looking for high iron foods, I know greens are a big one. Now I walk around singing "I'm strong to the finach 'cause I eats me spinach. I'm Popeye the sailor man. toot toot" It's annoying. My Dr also suggested and IUD and I don't know how I feel about that. Any tips, suggestions, life experiences, extra money you have lying around, would be greatly appreciated.
I have been stupid busy this week, and next week ain't look so hot either. I did manage to pick up my new van. :D When I say new I mean NEW! This puppy had 9 miles on it when I drove it off the lot. 9! You know what's more exciting than watching a vehicle roll over to 100,000 miles? Watching a vehicle roll over to 10 miles. Ooo double digits! It's niiiice! Now I park nowhere near cars, carts, or animals. I guess I will be getting more exercise this way. The only problem with the van is it came from a factory in Toronto and all I can get on the radio is hockey.
Have a great week everybody! Go hockey team!
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82,3 kg
Tot nu toe verloren: 14,8 kg.
Nog te gaan: 18,8 kg.
Dieet gevolgd: Redelijk Goed.
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