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SI causing muscle damage

Hi there I recently read that IM can cause muscle damage, is this true? If so, any advice for preventing that? I am doing SU every other day. Sita

Hi there I recently read that IM can cause muscle damage, is this true? If so, a...

Sita505USA

•6 years ago

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Lichen Sclerosis

I have LS on my shoulders and back. As i understand it is related to autommune anemias. I have been using Rx steroid creams but it's not healing. Any...

I have LS on my shoulders and back. As i understand it is related to autommune a...

ljmulledy

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Anesthesia and B12

Hi everyone, This Wednesday I need to have an endoscopic ultrasound will be put under for about an hour. Doctors are trying to locate neuroendocrine tumors as...

Hi everyone, This Wednesday I need to have an endoscopic ultrasound will be put ...

Ashley8

•6 years ago

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Anxiety and panic

Just had my 5th and final injection 😀 next one in 3 months 1 hour later after injection full on panic and anxiety ! Feels like popcorn is going of in certain...

Just had my 5th and final injection 😀 next one in 3 months 1 hour later after i...

Charlwobble

•6 years ago

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Prof John Harper - gut biome

I think the PAS were hoping to have the research report available by now. Does anyone know when the results might get published? I regularly only get on with...

I think the PAS were hoping to have the research report available by now. Does a...

GGourmet

•6 years ago

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Is my low folate causing B12 to be low. .New to me and I'm a bit lost!

Hi there...I wonder if you can help me.. I've recently had bloods that show Serum folate deficiency at 1.8 ug/l Serum B12 was 233 ng/l All my other bloods...

Hi there...I wonder if you can help me.. I've recently had bloods that show Ser...

Mdolly

•6 years ago

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It’s a Duck!!!

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it’s a chicken with mental health issues. That’s the GP’s mentality. Conclusion of the...

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it’s a ch...

Dadvatar

•6 years ago

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Blood results

Hi My recent levels where MMA 140 nmol (<0.280 nmol/L) B12. 128 pmol (25-108pmol/L) At the beginning my MMA a was 294 ! Are my levels still low ?...

Hi My recent levels where MMA 140 nmol (<0.280 nmol/L) B12. 128 pmol (25-1...

ben1988

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Trying to get injection early

I have just spoken to my surgery to see if I can have my injection 2 weeks early as I am going gone holiday.at the end of my 12 weeks I get very tired,...

I have just spoken to my surgery to see if I can have my injection 2 weeks early...

sue_higgins54

•6 years ago

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Hair fall is worsening after taking b12 weekly injections

Hi all, I started experiencing severe hair fall and fatigue 2months back and was diagnosed with low ferritin and vitamin d3. Ferritin is 22.6 and vitamin d3 is...

Hi all, I started experiencing severe hair fall and fatigue 2months back and was...

Nikki91

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Hello

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is feeling better than I, hopii can learn more information about my test results and how and what to expect to come. My name is...

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is feeling better than I, hopii can learn more i...

Tdon56

•6 years ago

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I don’t mean to sound ungrateful but.....

I’m wondering if anyone has a similar curiosity as me? Background- like most here it took a very long time for my doctors to figure out that I have b12...

I’m wondering if anyone has a similar curiosity as me? Background- like most her...

Knitting_Jenny

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Blood test

I have had several tests done trying to locate why I have pain in my entire body, still on going up to brain mra and mri next week, I had a b12 test and...

I have had several tests done trying to locate why I have pain in my entire body...

Tdon56

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Self injections needle size?

Hi there As with many people I have resorted to looking to self inject. Am I right in thinking you need Green 21g to draw it up Blue 23g to intramuscular...

Hi there As with many people I have resorted to looking to self inject. Am I ri...

ben1988

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Today i got b12 test its range is 530 now..It's give any problem to health..Pls reply..

Today i got b12 test its range is 530 now..It's give any problem to health..Pls ...

Vengat

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Giving up with doctors

So, I was diagnosed with PA almost 2 years ago and my symptoms never really went away. Last year I started getting really bad wrist and hand pain so I went to...

So, I was diagnosed with PA almost 2 years ago and my symptoms never really went...

Emma1589

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Taking unprescribed B12 injections abroad

I am going on holiday to Bulgaria but due to a lot of things I have not been diagnosed with B12 deficiency but know I am B12 deficient and it is almost...

I am going on holiday to Bulgaria but due to a lot of things I have not been dia...

toph

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Sleep walking

Hi my mum who is in her 70s is receiving injections for low B12 levels. Recently she has been sleep walking. Is this something associated with low B12? There...

Hi my mum who is in her 70s is receiving injections for low B12 levels. Recently...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Face numbness. Anyone else deal with this? Suggestions welcome.

Overall doing good, but this can be embarrassing at times. Affects mood too I think. Related to brain that is.

Overall doing good, but this can be embarrassing at times. Affects mood too I th...

Fl17

•6 years ago

2 Replies

B12 deficiency with dizziness

Hi all I'm new here but have found the posts really helpful - thanks to all of you out there providing advice. I'm writing to ask for thoughts about how to...

Hi all I'm new here but have found the posts really helpful - thanks to all of ...

Olive1977

•6 years ago

12 Replies

How long after deficiency can symptoms show up?

I don't have PA. I do have tingling and numbness in both feet. When I was 55 I found out I was B-12 deficient - probably for years. It didn't show up on the...

I don't have PA. I do have tingling and numbness in both feet. When I was 55 I...

wkist

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Help with diagnosis?

Hi My recent iron levels below show a low iron result and b12 has gone up from 246-501 which is good but I am still sceptical that I have PA. I had an...

Hi My recent iron levels below show a low iron result and b12 has gone up from ...

mistygrey

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Low-ish B12: How important to be tested for PA?

Hello. This is my second post on this forum. Due to sudden, severe hair loss I'm seeing a Naturopath here in the U.S. She's an MD, but much more willing to...

Hello. This is my second post on this forum. Due to sudden, severe hair loss I'm...

aggleflaggle1045

•6 years ago

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10 weeks since loading dose and feeling desperate...

Hi there, So around mid March I was told I had a B12 deficiency [via the surgery's receptionist - was never discussed with a GP] and I had the 6 loading...

Hi there, So around mid March I was told I had a B12 deficiency [via the surger...

wishart85

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Daily injectors, is this a lifelong thing?

Hi, I’ve seemed to need daily B12 injections to prevent backsliding in my recovery. I’ve been doing this for 6 months after starting treatment 11 months ago....

Hi, I’ve seemed to need daily B12 injections to prevent backsliding in my recove...

aksundell

•6 years ago

7 Replies

B12 injections

Hi I wrote a few months ago stating that as my husband has not improved with the loading dose of 6 injections then 1 every 3 months which started April 2017...

Hi I wrote a few months ago stating that as my husband has not improved with the...

pamelashep

•6 years ago

1 Reply

New here: Managing B12 dosage, "crashes" and antibiotics

Hey folks. I'd be grateful for any insights here if anybody has the time... I've lived with this health issue for almost a decade, without treatment. It has...

Hey folks. I'd be grateful for any insights here if anybody has the time... I've...

Benji76

•6 years ago

2 Replies

PA and numbness

I have PA, on monthly injections, the last couple of years numbness in my feet and lower legs is getting worse can any one help me

I have PA, on monthly injections, the last couple of years numbness in my feet a...

hollytros

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Newby and confused!

Hi all, I am currently going through lots and lots of tests and appointments to find out what might be wrong. I am trying to do research on a lot of things...

Hi all, I am currently going through lots and lots of tests and appointments to ...

Luciejh

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Miss Yorkshire contestant raising awareness of PAS

Hi All, Thought you might find this latest PAS news item interesting....

Sleepybunny

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - Pernicious Anaemia Society | HealthUnlocked

Pernicious Anaemia Society

All posts for June 2018

SI causing muscle damage

Lichen Sclerosis

Anesthesia and B12

Anxiety and panic

Prof John Harper - gut biome

Is my low folate causing B12 to be low. .New to me and I'm a bit lost!

It’s a Duck!!!

Blood results

Trying to get injection early

Hair fall is worsening after taking b12 weekly injections

Hello

I don’t mean to sound ungrateful but.....

Blood test

Self injections needle size?

Today i got b12 test its range is 530 now..It's give any problem to health..Pls reply..

Giving up with doctors

Taking unprescribed B12 injections abroad

Sleep walking

Face numbness. Anyone else deal with this? Suggestions welcome.

B12 deficiency with dizziness

How long after deficiency can symptoms show up?

Help with diagnosis?

Low-ish B12: How important to be tested for PA?

10 weeks since loading dose and feeling desperate...

Daily injectors, is this a lifelong thing?

B12 injections

New here: Managing B12 dosage, "crashes" and antibiotics

PA and numbness

Newby and confused!

Miss Yorkshire contestant raising awareness of PAS

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