Re: What you *may* have to look forward to...

[Guest guest]

cybrcat wrote:

> - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and get

> winded easily when working out. I think it may have

> something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> require.

>

Cat,

These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just assumed I was tired

because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the winded part I wrote off

to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually my anemia got so out

of control that my physicians were talking about transfusions. (I was

bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the supplements I was

taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like such a big deal, but

when I was at my worse, I could hardly function. Please keep an eye on

your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your physician). The

fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill effects of anemia will

only magnify everything.

Best regards,

Debi

[Guest guest]

cybrcat wrote:

> - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and get

> winded easily when working out. I think it may have

> something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> require.

>

Cat,

These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just assumed I was tired

because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the winded part I wrote off

to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually my anemia got so out

of control that my physicians were talking about transfusions. (I was

bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the supplements I was

taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like such a big deal, but

when I was at my worse, I could hardly function. Please keep an eye on

your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your physician). The

fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill effects of anemia will

only magnify everything.

Best regards,

Debi

[Guest guest]

cybrcat wrote:

> - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and get

> winded easily when working out. I think it may have

> something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> require.

>

Cat,

These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just assumed I was tired

because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the winded part I wrote off

to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually my anemia got so out

of control that my physicians were talking about transfusions. (I was

bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the supplements I was

taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like such a big deal, but

when I was at my worse, I could hardly function. Please keep an eye on

your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your physician). The

fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill effects of anemia will

only magnify everything.

Best regards,

Debi

[Guest guest]

The symptoms you wrote of here that Debi responded to also struck me as anemia.

They are the same symptoms I have. I had them off and on for years without

thinking I was anemic. Now I am really on top of it and think it is somewhere

back to normal and I am not tired all the time. Robyn

Re: What you *may* have to look forward to...

cybrcat wrote:

> - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and get

> winded easily when working out. I think it may have

> something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> require.

>

Cat,

These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just assumed I was tired

because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the winded part I wrote off

to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually my anemia got so out

of control that my physicians were talking about transfusions. (I was

bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the supplements I was

taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like such a big deal, but

when I was at my worse, I could hardly function. Please keep an eye on

your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your physician). The

fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill effects of anemia will

only magnify everything.

Best regards,

Debi

[Guest guest]

Me, too. It's taken me a very long time to be able to identify the symptoms

of anemia. The most frustrating one is being very winded after hardly any

exertion.

At 12/29/01 02:32 PM, Robyn Albro wrote:

>The symptoms you wrote of here that Debi responded to also struck me as

>anemia. They are the same symptoms I have. I had them off and on for

>years without thinking I was anemic. Now I am really on top of it and

>think it is somewhere back to normal and I am not tired all the time. Robyn

> Re: What you *may* have to look forward to...

>

>

>

>

> cybrcat wrote:

>

> > - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and get

> > winded easily when working out. I think it may have

> > something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> > require.

> >

>

> Cat,

>

> These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just assumed I was tired

> because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the winded part I wrote off

> to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually my anemia got so out

> of control that my physicians were talking about transfusions. (I was

> bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the supplements I was

> taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like such a big deal, but

> when I was at my worse, I could hardly function. Please keep an eye on

> your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your physician). The

> fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill effects of anemia will

> only magnify everything.

>

> Best regards,

> Debi

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Me, too. It's taken me a very long time to be able to identify the symptoms

of anemia. The most frustrating one is being very winded after hardly any

exertion.

At 12/29/01 02:32 PM, Robyn Albro wrote:

>The symptoms you wrote of here that Debi responded to also struck me as

>anemia. They are the same symptoms I have. I had them off and on for

>years without thinking I was anemic. Now I am really on top of it and

>think it is somewhere back to normal and I am not tired all the time. Robyn

> Re: What you *may* have to look forward to...

>

>

>

>

> cybrcat wrote:

>

> > - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and get

> > winded easily when working out. I think it may have

> > something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> > require.

> >

>

> Cat,

>

> These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just assumed I was tired

> because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the winded part I wrote off

> to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually my anemia got so out

> of control that my physicians were talking about transfusions. (I was

> bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the supplements I was

> taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like such a big deal, but

> when I was at my worse, I could hardly function. Please keep an eye on

> your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your physician). The

> fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill effects of anemia will

> only magnify everything.

>

> Best regards,

> Debi

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Me, too. It's taken me a very long time to be able to identify the symptoms

of anemia. The most frustrating one is being very winded after hardly any

exertion.

At 12/29/01 02:32 PM, Robyn Albro wrote:

>The symptoms you wrote of here that Debi responded to also struck me as

>anemia. They are the same symptoms I have. I had them off and on for

>years without thinking I was anemic. Now I am really on top of it and

>think it is somewhere back to normal and I am not tired all the time. Robyn

> Re: What you *may* have to look forward to...

>

>

>

>

> cybrcat wrote:

>

> > - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and get

> > winded easily when working out. I think it may have

> > something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> > require.

> >

>

> Cat,

>

> These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just assumed I was tired

> because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the winded part I wrote off

> to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually my anemia got so out

> of control that my physicians were talking about transfusions. (I was

> bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the supplements I was

> taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like such a big deal, but

> when I was at my worse, I could hardly function. Please keep an eye on

> your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your physician). The

> fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill effects of anemia will

> only magnify everything.

>

> Best regards,

> Debi

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to say thanks to Debi and Robyn for

pointing out their early symptoms of anemia. As Debi

said, I thought it was simply from keeping up with my

one boy (how you manage five, I have no idea!),

working fultime, and being in less-than-ideal shape.

I haven't been anemic before, even while pregnant -

but I just realized that after assuming I wasn't, I

haven't actually been tested in a while. I have a

visit to my doc (including ultrasound) scheduled in a

few weeks and will request a test then. In the

meantime, maybe I'll try taking some kelp, since iron

supplements tend to make me hopelessly

constipated...can't hurt!

Thanks again, and a rich, blessed New Year to all!

==Cat

--- Don and Debi Sewell wrote:

>

>

> cybrcat wrote:

>

> > - I'm not anemic but I *am* tired all the time and

> get

> > winded easily when working out. I think it may

> have

> > something to do with the extra blood my fibroids

> > require.

> >

>

> Cat,

>

> These were my earliest symptoms of anemia. I just

> assumed I was tired

> because I am a middle-aged mom of 5 boys and the

> winded part I wrote off

> to not being in the best shape anymore. Eventually

> my anemia got so out

> of control that my physicians were talking about

> transfusions. (I was

> bleeding and passing clots so much that any of the

> supplements I was

> taking weren't working.) Anemia doesn't seem like

> such a big deal, but

> when I was at my worse, I could hardly function.

> Please keep an eye on

> your hemoglobin/hematocrit levels (through your

> physician). The

> fibroids are bad enough to deal with... any ill

> effects of anemia will

> only magnify everything.

>

> Best regards,

> Debi

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