Experiences with

Aplastic anaemia

So as well as Pernicious Anaemia it seems I may have acquired aplastic anaemia according to my bone marrow results. Does anyone else have this?

I am 69 - so now I've been told I am stage 3 CKD. I have had all the typical symptoms (high BP, anemia, always freezing (i live in FL), gastro, low energy, ...) I am innodated with many suggestions on how to slow the progression with diet, suppliments, special tea.... I am already on meds for BP, A-fib

So I.had low folate and was given folic acid had bloods again two months later as I was feeling dreadful even after the two months of folic acid my b12 was 258 I was blaming that but that has also gone up to 366...I'm still having chronic fatigue eye disturbances lightheaded it's given me health anxiety

Hi All I'll try and keep this brief! Last year I experienced a severe dperessive episode. This has been treated with antidepressants and generally is much improved. However, since then I also delveloped a whole host of other symptoms and have honestly felt more unwell than I have ever done in my life

Hello I've only just started to take care of my health after feeling exhausted for what feels like FOREVER! I have some past and previous blood results, but I can't make heads nor tales of them. Of course, Doc is saying 'normal' (rolls eyes!) [u]13th Jan 2025[/u] B12/Folate level Serum vit b12 level

I had gastroscopy yesterday and there were no abnormalities seen that could explain my severe gastric pain episodes or B12 deficiency. Several biopsies were taken from stomach and duodenum. If I had autoimmune gastritis I’m assuming this would have been apparent during the procedure, is that right?

Hi all you lovely people sorry for long post these are my latest blood results endocrinology saying all my symptoms are related to vitamin D feel shocking and he referred me to chronic fatigue clinic ???? Can anyone give me any advice spoken to doctor today and all she referred to on bloods was

So pre-Christmas my consultant at Guy's suggested I might go on Besremi to try to normalise my blood counts (platelets over 1000, WBCs all high). I have MF with grade 3 fibrosis but aside from fatigue I am asymptomatic. Having read all about Besremi side effects I was a bit concerned. However, after

Hi, I have had leukaemia and a bone marrow transplant 18 months ago, but developed hemolytic anemia. I have been on steroids, rituximab and mycophenolate at various times. However, when my doses are reduced, the hemolysis comes back quickly. Has anyone any good experiences of a different medication

Hi all, do I need to discontinue B12 injections for a period of time in order to obtain a reliable result from a parietal cell antibody test? I currently SI every third day. Many thanks

These are my latest blood tests from my GP My TSH has lowered since my last private bloods, so they won't test the FT4 or FT3 The surgery phoned about my cholesterol levels, I stopped taking my statins last year. My diet is low carb, I have dairy, but not milk. I eat meat, but not fish. Serum vitamin

over a year now since ferritin was found to be low, can’t tolerate oral iron, tried everything. As said before can’t have infusions until HB below 100. So unwell now don’t leave the house alone. Recent bloods are:T4=15.1(9.1-17.6) , TSH=1.6(0.35-4.9), T3=3.7(2.4-6)

Hello, I was diagnosed with low B12 over a year ago and was started on injections. Whilst on the loading doses, my GP prescribed me a months course of folic acid to start after my first loading dose. My question is, has anyone else had this and is it just for the loading doses or should it be longer

Is anybody taking any natural supplements to help and if so which ones? I went to a chiropractor today to try to ease my arthritic hips and he mentioned a plant based iron, vitamin D3 and green matcha powder. I ask as my latest blood results have shown my iron is through the floor again (I have GAVE

hi Can anyone relate please ? I'm noticing having heart fluttering when I get into bed It's concerning as the heart I take my Levo just before min wondering if Levo can take you to a path of heart problem if anyone can advise I'd be really grateful I'm not sure where I'm at as since having ostregel

Hi, I’ve been through 3 rounds of triple therapy for H-pylori and I feel it’s really impacted my hypothyroidism as my symptoms are all at a very high level at the moment and I’m exhausted when I wake up and again by the end of the day. I’m currently on month 3 of ferrous fumerate tablets as I had a

Hello Was wondering how I differentiate between B12 deficiency from Pernicous Anemia versus Ileitis? I have ileitis confirmed from a colonoscopy and am waiting for a calprotectin test to confirm if inflammation is root cause. I have seen that ileitis can cause B12 absorption issues. In terms of

I keep seeing posts asking which type of B12 is best so I thought I'd post a link to this video. Ignore the first part where the doctor says oral supplementation is just as good as injections, he's wrong. The rest of it is full of interesting information regarding B12. https://nutritionfacts.org/video

By my doctor's suggestion, I took a genetic test to see if I was metabolizing Folate... results were positive for the mutation consistent with Folate deficiency. I began taking L-Methyl Folate and had immediate improvement. A few weeks later, we tried a B-12 shot... again ~ significant improvement.

… I have just had my latest Folate/B12 bloods done as above and these are the results. These were taken after a few months now on folic acid and just before my last loading dose of b12 injections. My previous Folate (November) reading was 2.7 ug/l and B12 61 pmol. This week I finished my first lot