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Painful injections

Hi. I have pa and have been getting im injections for a few years. More intensively for the last year. My boyfriend administers into my buttock area. This is...

Hi. I have pa and have been getting im injections for a few years. More intensiv...

Lee1974

•7 years ago

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B12 and folic acid

Do I start loading dose of B12 now or before taking folic acid thank you Ferritin 12 (15 - 150) Folate 4.2 (4.6 - 18.7) Vitamin B12 101.5 (190 - 900)

Do I start loading dose of B12 now or before taking folic acid thank you Ferrit...

Elizalee

•7 years ago

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Any ideas on how to help my husband feel more comfortable giving injections?

At first he was happy to help me feel better, but now it is making him feel queasy and like he is hurting me. He is giving me weekly injections in my upper...

At first he was happy to help me feel better, but now it is making him feel quea...

jstarkey

•7 years ago

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New recruit!

Hi all, I'm in a couple of other forums on this site and came across this when trying to find out some information on low folate levels. Visited my GP last...

Hi all, I'm in a couple of other forums on this site and came across this when t...

Ange9495

•7 years ago

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How do I 'read' my results & adjust my diet & life?

Hello again! So I have my results and the first of my second set of loading doses this afternoon as I finished the first set 31 August but now having constant...

Hello again! So I have my results and the first of my second set of loading dose...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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B12 Sublingual / nasal sprays vs b12 injections

Hi I have done a lot of reading and see some people are saying that the b12 nasal spray and lozenges are as effective as the injections? Does anyone know if...

Hi I have done a lot of reading and see some people are saying that the b12 nasa...

mdoh1918

•7 years ago

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What are the risks of B12 injections?

Hi all I've been told by my GP that there are risks involved with B12 injections such as Cardiac Arrhythmias and potassium depletion. Does anyone have any info...

Hi all I've been told by my GP that there are risks involved with B12 injections...

Alesia

•7 years ago

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Sucralose and cobalamin

I had just looked at PubMed for something else and noticed mention of sucralose. (Quoting Wiki: “Common brand names of sucralose-based sweeteners are Splenda,...

I had just looked at PubMed for something else and noticed mention of sucralose....

helvella

•7 years ago

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Heavy metal testing

Hi, I'm exploring every avenue to get to the bottom of my CFS. Can any one recommend a company that does heavy metal tests (mercury mainly I would think). I...

Hi, I'm exploring every avenue to get to the bottom of my CFS. Can any one recom...

mouldy63

•7 years ago

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Help with B12 please

Hello, I have been advised to post here after posting on Thyroid UK re B12 levels. I have autoimmune thydroitis and low Vit D. In July Medichecks thyroid...

Hello, I have been advised to post here after posting on Thyroid UK re B12 level...

Newhyp1

•7 years ago

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Should I query my B12 results with my doctor?

Hi all, a bit of background. I'm a 51 year old female. All my life I've been told I have IBS and in the last 10-15 years I've been back and forth to the docs...

Hi all, a bit of background. I'm a 51 year old female. All my life I've been tol...

Julesboz

•7 years ago

17 Replies

Blood results

Hi all, my first post from the UK. Recently I've been more fatigued/shaky/weak to the point of not making work and needing >12 hrs sleep to function. The doc...

Hi all, my first post from the UK. Recently I've been more fatigued/shaky/weak ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Heart rate reading back at 185 bpm!!!

So I got my 24 hrs heart monitor reading bk today. They says my heart slows and speeds up in my sleep. But on one occasion my heart rate climbed to 185!!!...

So I got my 24 hrs heart monitor reading bk today. They says my heart slows and ...

Dani82

•7 years ago

19 Replies

I need help

How to get ride from vitamin B12??

Abhiii

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Low Ferritin, Iron and B12, normal folid acid?

Hello, after 1 month Iron and B12 (Spray) treatment here are my results: Ferritin 8.2 ng/ml / Ref. Values 30-400 Folic acid 23.4 ng/ml / Ref. Values 3.89 -...

Hello, after 1 month Iron and B12 (Spray) treatment here are my results: Ferriti...

ttonev

•7 years ago

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New Results

Couldn't get the image to load last time so here is the results. Test was only for B12 and Active B12 B12 176 pmol/L 140.00-724.00 Active B12 101.5 pmol/L...

Couldn't get the image to load last time so here is the results. Test was only f...

Spellweaver1312

•7 years ago

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B12 blood rests worthless after PA diagnosis

Hi everyone, So yesterday I found out from another group that getting blood tests to check b12 levels were worthless after PA has been diagnosed due to false...

Hi everyone, So yesterday I found out from another group that getting blood tes...

emzalee22

•7 years ago

8 Replies

New Results

Can anyone please tell me if this is ok. Had a b12 test done by the same company 3 months ago it was 216. They are still saying this one is ok even though its...

Can anyone please tell me if this is ok. Had a b12 test done by the same company...

Spellweaver1312

•7 years ago

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Hopefully on the mend

Hi all Loading doses completed 11/9/17 my aching has improved although not gone completely. ..my doc said can take weeks to months for my nervous system to...

Hi all Loading doses completed 11/9/17 my aching has improved although not gone...

Glitterbug83

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Active B 12 and just B12

Can someone please explain the difference between B12 and active B12 please

Spellweaver1312

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Updating Of NICE guidelines on ME/CFS

Hi, Thought this might be of interest to forum members who have been diagnosed with ME/CFS in past....

Hi, Thought this might be of interest to forum members who have been diagnosed w...

Sleepybunny

•7 years ago

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Doctor's protocol for B12 deficiency

My brother of 87 years has just seen his doctor. It appeared that his B12 level was 84 a year ago. He was given one prescription but was not told what it...

My brother of 87 years has just seen his doctor. It appeared that his B12 leve...

Dewbuc

•7 years ago

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What is wrong with me?

Hi All I took the health assessment and was asked to share my experiences so here goes. If you bore easily, I should stop now! I noticed several years ago that...

Hi All I took the health assessment and was asked to share my experiences so her...

Alfabeta

•7 years ago

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B12 LEVELS???

Hi feeling terrible can not function my memory is very bad Asked the practice nurse if she has any information on what my levels are she said 400 she said...

Hi feeling terrible can not function my memory is very bad Asked the practice n...

lilly60

•7 years ago

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Neg intrinsic factor and parietal cell antibodies

Hi all Is it possible to have negative intrinsic factor and parietal cell antibodies and normal gastrin and have PA? or would it be a run of the mill low b12?

Hi all Is it possible to have negative intrinsic factor and parietal cell antib...

anna1982

•7 years ago

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B12 level

Is a b12 level of 40 low? Many thanks x

chrissytipps

•7 years ago

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Anaemia Confusion

Having been diagnosed with B12 deficiency last December because of low serum B12 and neurological damage, my tiredness, etc was resolved with B12...

Having been diagnosed with B12 deficiency last December because of low serum B12...

GGourmet

•7 years ago

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b12 deficiancy pernicious anemia MMA blood result

hello after struggling for many years my hospital that i see for migraines decided to run bloods and then do a mma blood test. i am confused by this reading,i...

hello after struggling for many years my hospital that i see for migraines deci...

chrissytipps

•7 years ago

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Recently diagnosed folate/B12 deficiency

I am a fibromyalgia sufferer and when my dad passed away suddenly the other new symptoms I had were put down to grief by my GP. As things weren't improving I...

I am a fibromyalgia sufferer and when my dad passed away suddenly the other new ...

Christaf

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Low Ferritin in 14 year old son

Hi Is it okay to give my 14 year old son Solgar Gentle Iron 25mg? He's on Spatone right now but I know that won't be doing much. He was at the very lowest...

Hi Is it okay to give my 14 year old son Solgar Gentle Iron 25mg? He's on Spat...

mb008

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Pernicious Anaemia Society | HealthUnlocked

Pernicious Anaemia Society

All posts for September 2017

Painful injections

B12 and folic acid

Any ideas on how to help my husband feel more comfortable giving injections?

New recruit!

How do I 'read' my results & adjust my diet & life?

B12 Sublingual / nasal sprays vs b12 injections

What are the risks of B12 injections?

Sucralose and cobalamin

Heavy metal testing

Help with B12 please

Should I query my B12 results with my doctor?

Blood results

Heart rate reading back at 185 bpm!!!

I need help

Low Ferritin, Iron and B12, normal folid acid?

New Results

B12 blood rests worthless after PA diagnosis

New Results

Hopefully on the mend

Active B 12 and just B12

Updating Of NICE guidelines on ME/CFS

Doctor's protocol for B12 deficiency

What is wrong with me?

B12 LEVELS???

Neg intrinsic factor and parietal cell antibodies

B12 level

Anaemia Confusion

b12 deficiancy pernicious anemia MMA blood result

Recently diagnosed folate/B12 deficiency

Low Ferritin in 14 year old son

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