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How the hell do you all send screenshots like that? It's kinda cool.
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How the hell do you all send screenshots like that? It's kinda cool.
If your doc knows an anus from an ulna, then he/she would be inclined to draw blood to check serum levels of folate and cyanocobalamin. Afterwards, replete the iron with this classic protocol:
Week 1 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM Qday x 7 days
Week 2 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM once
Week 3 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM once
Week 4 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM once
Week 5 - Recheck Iron studies with ferritin, folate, and B-12.
There is no way he will do all of this
Then get a new doc b/c this is a quick, simple, and commonly used method to tx symptomatic iron deficiency.
Do you think I will need to see a specialist?
To be honest, I'd be highly suspect of any non-psychiatric doc who reflexively turfs this case to a Hematology "specialist". You'll be under the microscope enduring bone marrow biopsies before you realize what the hell is going on.
I had a bone marrow biopsy done once, it wasn't too bad! My hematologist was checking for polycythemia Vera I think.To be honest, I'd be highly suspect of any non-psychiatric doc who reflexively turfs this case to a Hematology "specialist". You'll be under the microscope enduring bone marrow biopsies before you realize what the hell is going on.
I had a bone marrow biopsy done once, it wasn't too bad! My hematologist was checking for polycythemia Vera I think.
Right. They couldn't figure out what was causing it and it was important to rule that out since I have heart failure. I tested negative for any problems with the bone marrow, so I think now its assumed that my exogenous test injections are causing it, im on 100 mg/wk hrt. I think there is also some reason to look at heart failure contributing some to it too.Exactly! Sure, PV is a possibility albeit a rare one but a sound diagnostician reserves invasive and painful testing procedures for 4th and goal situations.