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A sobering experience- and an update to an earlier post

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I have had a rather nasty experience this week. It’s linked to an earlier post regarding changing inhalers and becoming so breathless I found it difficult to move from one room to another.

Fast forward to Tuesday when I had a second ecg at my doctors. The nurse took my ecg to a doctor (that happened the previous time). This time a doctor came to speak to me and said she wanted to call an ambulance.

After arrival at the hospital as a walking ambulance patient I was duly processed, bloods taken and asked to go back to the waiting room.

A few minutes later a nurse called for me, instead of being taken to the majors I was taken to resus. Apparently my haemoglobin level was so low it wasn’t operating my heart properly. Instead of an hb level of approx 120 mine was 50. I had been like this since the inhaler change (unlucky coincidence).

I had 2 units of red blood cells which has made my breathing so much better.

The moral of this (real) story is don’t always assume it’s your lungs making things difficult - it could be something else.

I am going to have various tests to find the cause of my anaemia.

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sassy59

Hope you get some much needed help after that dreadful experience Sazza. Thank you for sharing that with us. Please let us know how things go. Take care xxx

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Sazza57 in reply to sassy59

Thanks sassy - I will keep updating as and when I find out anything else.Back to the hospital day ward on Monday even though it’s a bank holiday I think I’ll bring my own food 😅

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sassy59 in reply to Sazza57

Good luck to you Sazza. Great idea to take in your own food👍😀

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teddyd

Wishing you a speedy recovery

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I hope you get the help you need as you don't want to go through that again I honestly don't think that we are capable of lnoening our own bodies Have a lovely weekend and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxx 🌻🌻

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Katinka46

What a scary time. Yes, we really should be aware that not everything should be down to the prevailing problem. But more importantly so should the doctors. I am glad it was finally sorted, but you are now starting out on another journey. It may in the end have the same destination. Maybe there is a root cause to all your conditions? William of Ockham will be urging you on.

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Dedalus

That's quite scary. Glad you feeling bit better with the new blood cells (must be such a relief). Hope they can carry on with the improvements in your breathing for you.

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Ergendl

So glad they've now found the true cause of your latest problem. Hope the treatment will soon have you back to better health.

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B0xermad

What a scary time for you and just goes to show, never ignore the signs and feelings that you are having, I am glad that you are doing better 😊

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CDPO16

Thank goodness for the prompt action after your ecg and the care you received at hospital. Best wishes for your next tests

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CDPO16

I don't think that you can stop a person from following you Sheila unless you alter your settings to stop anyone and everyone following you. I did that as I was getting dozens of followers and didn't know the majority.

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Tykelady

What a shock for you. I wonder how many of us put everything down to our lungs? At least you have got the treatment you need. xx

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Sazza57 in reply to Tykelady

I automatically thought it was my lungs. Thank goodness for the nurse at the respiratory clinic being thorough otherwise the coincidence with my inhaler change could have ended very badly.

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Izb1

Oh! my word Sazza what a scary time for you and thank you for your post to update us. Questioning if breathlessness is down to lungs or heart should be something our gp/nurse should be aware of, sadly I dont think mine would query this, but am so glad yours did and you had good treatment at the hospital. I hope they get to the bottom of whats causing this and you get treated soon. Good idea taking food with you to the hospital, I really wouldnt want anything from the machines. Take care x

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Otto11

Oh goodness me that sounds so awfully scary. Hope you start to improve now & breath more easily x

I am glad they are going to get to the bottom of your problems. Hope uou feel better soon.

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watergazer

Thank goodness you got help when you did x

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CaptainPugwash

I Hope U Get Well Soon And Consultants Looking After U A Very Nasty Experience U Take Care Keep Safe 🖤🖤

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Karenanne61

That's scary! I hope you are feeling better and they are able to get to the root cause very quickly.

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Sazza57

Update

I am presently attending a ‘day’ ward for acute conditions.

Having daily iv antibiotics for an infection I have and iron infusions. Today is blood test day so I should find out how far I’ve progressed.

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Thinkhealthy

Wow - hope they find the cause - and you resolve it xx

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Sazza57

Another updateSo far I’ve had a CT scan, ultrasound and so many blood tests I’m surprised I’m not more anaemic.

The prime suspect so far is a cellulitis infection I have.

I have a few more tests to go… a gynaecological one and… (this is my particular nemesis) endoscopy and colonoscopy in the same appointment.

In fact I had been scheduled to have the endo/colo last Thursday. I had informed the booking staff and a nurse in the unit that I’d had 3 colonoscopies one summer due to the prep medication not being that effective on me.

Frustratingly they gave me the standard dose of citrafleet - it didn’t work at all ! I rang to ask them to rebook my appointment and to insist they gave me something that worked.

Apparently moviprep is the next step.

I am tolerating all of this as I now know the obvious cause isn’t always the cause !

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Digger0

Hope they sort you out and find the cause of your anaemia. Look after yourself xxx

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