Feel dreadful

[Bellmitzi]

Hi can anyone help with these results please I'm feeling dreadful for months gp says everything fine take 100 mg of thyroxine also on ferrous fumerate daily 210 mg symptoms are very weak and feel as if I've been punched all over thanks

[Gambit62 Administrator]

did you mean to post this on TUK

nothing that I can see in the results above that would flag B12 or folate deficiencies - but then the test doesn't include folate and B12.

[Bellmitzi]

Hi I do get b12 every 3 months but I have no idea what ranges I should be in as there is somthing not right with me me ferritin was 19 few months back but I'm on ferrous fumerate for this thanks for the reply though I'm not sure where I should post this to be honest

[Gambit62 Administrator in reply to Bellmitzi]

serum B12 isn't a useful test to do after you are on shots - what counts is symptoms. It may be that you are one of the many for whom 3 months is just too long.

Do your maintenance shots make any difference to the symptoms? - looks like you said you used to but no longer do - was that before you were given the iron treatment?

Your RDW is still towards the top of the normal range if I remember the normal range properly.

both macrocytic (B12/folate) and microcytic (iron) anaemia takes a few months at least to resolve as new red blood cells are only replaced as they die and they tend to live for about 4 months.

May be that you will notice difference from your next maintenance shot.

[Bellmitzi in reply to Bellmitzi]

Thanks for reply when I started the b12 shots I was full of life now I don't even know I've had them no effect what so ever I'm getting bloods done tmrw again for CRP and there's a ? PMR so I've no idea what these will show up but I know there's something wrong thanks again for taking time to help me

[Dee215 in reply to Bellmitzi]

Hi. Just needed to make contact. I had the B12 loading dose and felt great. Then the symptoms came back and gp did a blood test and said it obviously wasn't low B12 causing the symptoms as B12 was now high. So he withdrew all treatment. I am totally confused and feel like I am going through the same as you. I know there is something wrong but nobody is listening. Please post how you get on

[GGourmet]

It looks very unhelpful to not show the ranges or comments.

If I can find a way of loading my results as a picture, I shall because this is far more comprehensive and gives ranges.

I've tried but cannot work out how to copy paste when on the iPad. It just isn't available.

[Bellmitzi in reply to GGourmet]

I had the same problem it will not let me turn the picture around it shows it sideways on my screen and it's hard enough to read and as for understanding I haven't a clue where my ranges should be thanks again