Re: Re: Ferritin

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Lin

I think maybe they are finally getting down to giving the appropriate tests,

and here's hoping that this will discover what's wrong with you, as well as

the hypo. I've had a folic acid deficiency, and I certainly never dreamed

that that could happen to me, being as I like almost every kind of food that

there is. I think though, that it was a combo of being much more hypo and

undertreated for it, AND being more careless with my diet that started it,

plus I was taking Pepesid AC, another acid pump inhibitor, for the GERD I

was having at that time. Funny how that went away when my thyroid levels

were better, haven't seen the GERD for almost two yrs now. But destroying

all my stomach acids did not help to absorb my nutrients, so I know that was

a contributor to the folate deficiency. Did you say that you've had the ANA

testing run?

Re: Ferritin

> on monday he set me up to have some labs done...

> he requested cmp, a1c, CBC, lipids, fe, and fe binding , folate, B12,

> TSH.

> so I will be getting these done soon. and hoping to find whats wrong

> and fix it. I have a ton of stuff to do, and not being able to do

> normal everyday stuff is driving me nuts. I sleep all the time,

> sometimes I get worn out just walking from the bedroom to the kitchen

> and have to rest half the day. I was always a very hyper person, in

> fact when I first gained the weight I was still quite active.. but

> this has been going down hill since 2001.

> one person suggested lupus might be a problem, another suggested

> CFS,fibromyalgia. I am thinking it might be a nutritional thing.

> I dont know how to find a nutritionist and one trained well enough to

> look for things that other Drs miss.

>

> but was just curious what the ferritin numbers should be at, what

> most people are dealing with in Iron and ferritin. just in case this

> is my mystery illness that they overlooked.

>

> if I do a load of laundry and then cook a meal, I am shot for the day.

> I cant do anything without exhausting myself and its plain

> rediculous.! I cant have my life coming to a screeching halt because

> of exhaustion (somewhere).

>

> would love to hear from others and see if I can get ideas to take to

> my Dr.

> Thanks so much

> Lin