Useless Doctors

Well done Flashy for doing as you were told ... hope the results are good, although there are times when you wish it would be something that can be put right though don't you.

Can't give you any Karma at the moment for being a brave girl, but here are some Brownie Points... :D

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The V+E are actually U+E (for urea and electrolytes) and they do give an indication of kidney function........not being a smart bum...just giving you the full info :D
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
The V+E are actually U+E (for urea and electrolytes) and they do give an indication of kidney function........not being a smart bum...just giving you the full info :D
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i knew you'd know what i was on about margaret :D i just cant quite make out her writing lol thankyou :D

the ESR one is to do with my PCOS just incase my ovaries are even more buggered up than i thought they where
 
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When I saw the nurse on Wednesday it was at a 'blood clinic' where you can just turn up and ask for a blood test.
I asked for a pernicous anaemia test and after discussing my symptoms, she decided to do two more as well.

ps - I am glad I read this thread or I might just have continued feeling grim. Polly who said she has vitB12 injections put me onto researching more.
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update -
I am rather annoyed to hear that the main reason for requesting blood tests last week has not been tested :mad:
I will have to go again for another test for B12 deficiency (pernicious anaemia)

At least it is nice to know that I don't have- ordinary anaemia, diabetes or thyroid problems.

They commented that my cholestrol is high at 7.2 and that I should switch to skimmed milk and cut down on butter and cheese.

I suspect that I have pernicious anaemia due to food absorption problems as a result of pseudomembraneous colitis (E-coli) many years ago.

I have been breathless and exhausted for a year now.
I suppose another week like this doesn't matter much :(
 
flashytart said:
why didnt they test you for that in the first place then Margaret?
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She said the blood would be sampled for anaemia, and since we discussed a possible B12 absorption problem I presumed it would be
... seems that a seperate test is needed and she didn't ask them to do it :mad:

I take a daily B vitamin pill that has B12 in it.
If I take double dose, I find that I am not as sleepy the day after.
I am convinced that this is my problem.

The only other things I think it could be are-
narcolepsy (been thinking that was it for past yr)-incurable
or, emphysema (incurable)- which doesn't seem to fit because I don't wheeze.
My blood pressure is normal, and my heartbeat/pulse rate is OK

I am impatient to find out what it is.

I have websearched B12 deficiency and it fits my symptoms and history.
I have also found that it is not toxic when overdosed, so I have ordered, online, some B12 patches, which work like nicotine patches, and after I have given another sample tomorrow, I will get them soon after, and will start using them.
Vitamin B12 pills have a limited use because, if I am right, the problem is in poor gut absorption.

OK - you can all call me hypochondriac :)
 
After a blood test proved that I was anaemic, I had an appointment the next day at hospital when a doctor took a bone marrow sample from my breast bone which proved I had pernicious anaemia. I then had 3 B12 injections in the first week, then one per week for a month, now I only have one every three months. I believe that injections are more effective than pills or patches as B12 is not easily absorbed by the body. Good luck, Margaret.
 
Thank you for posting in this thread earlier.
It was that which made me consider the possibility that I had misdiagnosed it as narcolepsy
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Another side-effect of pernicious anaemia was that my finger nails became flat or even curved upwards - it's very strange.
 
flashytart said:
Margaret are you going to make another appointment to have the other test done?
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Going tomorrow - another week to wait for result, but in that week the B12 patches will arrive, and, if I am right, I should see an improvement within that week
 
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