fluffysaurus wrote:
katdances wrote:
My hemoglobin count has increased since August, I was in 11.2 back then and now I'm at 13.3! And since August I stopped taking iron supplements, which means I've actually been feeding myself in a healthy manner and that makes me so happy. Two years ago I was diagnosed with anemia having my hemoglobin at 9, when the least it should be for women was 12. So that made me really happy today, I do have my B12 very low (which is why I have been so tired and sleepy lately with no will for anything) but still, no anemia which made my day <3
I got tested 8 months ago, and was put on iron tablets. I've just found out I was at 4 but my b12 was fine. I will be tested again in a couple of weeks. After about 2 days on the iron tablets I felt like someone had connected me to an electric circuit
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Ducks made me happy today
WHOA 4? How were you feeling? I remember that at 9 I could do a full work day and would need 3 full days to recover, every day felt like the worst hangover, barely making it out of bed, sometimes staying there all day. And that didn't help my mental health at all (Anemia can also be linked to depression). Can't imagine how you're dealing but I'm happy that you're feeling so much better already. About the iron tablets, that happened to me too, like a week after I thought "oh, my body can still feel like this?? wow" I just thought I was getting old ! ! I was recommended to take the tablets with a glass or natural OJ since it "helps" absorb it better or something like that, I love oj so that was good
Hope you keep getting better
I've been on the iron tablets 8 months now so I feel much better. I think my iron went down gradually over a long period so I became used to the lack of energy and I actually gave up my job. That turned out to be good thing though and I've just started a new one with a lot less hours