Well I had blood work done. I knew something was wrong. I was getting very dizzy. It's not like I haven't been anemic all my life. I took iron pills one time for three years. But that was thirty years ago. In my blood work it always showed I was anemic but not this much where it affected my standing.
After blood work was done I found out the only one that was real good was my WBC. I don't know that much about blood but there are four more that wasn't so good. RBC, HGB and HCT were low. MCV was high one point. I don't know what that means. Alkaline Phos was low. Cholesterol was just a notch over what it should be. Anyway iron pills for me. What really surprises me is my calcium is normal. I don't drink milk. They say I am getting osteoporosis. That is why I got vitamin K. Someone says K makes the calcium go to the right places.
I went to the store to look at iron pills. They sure have changed things since I last got some. They have liquid. I got this liquid that has vitamin C in it too. Then I got vitamin D and K. Vitamins come in mints and gummies. Any thing your heart desires. That is great since I can't swallow a pill. The only other pill I take besides vitamins is half of a 10 mg anxiety pill.
Today I started on all these vitamins and iron. I hope it helps. I don't eat a lot and never have. I never weighed over 95 lbs. until I reached 50. Then I gained up to 125. I didn't stay there long. I got a sinus infection and went down again. Right now I am at 105. At least I don't have to worry about being too big. I can eat anything I want. I try my best to gain a little but that very seldom happens.
Taking these vitamins and iron may make me have a better appetite anyway. I can hope cant I?Amd a word to the wise. If you haven't done blood work lately you might want to request it. I did. it had been awhile since I had it done. Sometimes the doctor forgets.
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