Labs....

This was an update from my past post:

Anyway,
I know I have been mentally going through a roller coaster. I feel like I have been horribly mentally. I haven't fully opened up to everyone. I know I have made a few posts on here about it, and so many of yall look at it different. I once had gotten past this place, but it seems like I am here again. I am obssessed with loosing this weight. He has diagnosed me with OCD, changed my crazy meds, and refering me to see someone. I have BEEN wanting to see some one. I just keep making excuses to. My goals for wanting to loose this extra weight are good but not prioritized correctly. If I dont drink shakes I dont loose. As appose to eating a meal. I dont think it's fair. I shouldn't weigh myself, I do multiple times a day. When it doesn't go down I letterally want and need to vomit. I know I can be skinnier. I was before I had this last baby.
I need to do some soul searching and mentally get back on track.
Louisiana, in Slidell, on (TOMORROW)  Dec 3 is having this conference and I want to go to it SO bad! But I can't afford it. I was looking so forward to it. I thought it would have helped me mentally and to get back on track.
I am not going to let all of this discourage me.
The doctor is doing labs. He wants to see me in 3 weeks.
If you could, plz keep me in your prayers. I feel like a nut case!
Goes to show that everyone thinks just bc you are skinny you have no self esteem issues. 


I can't wait to see my doc in three weeks to get lab results so here are the ones that were low or high....

 TEST   SCORE   L/H         NORMAL RANGE 
IRON          22        L                 50-170
TIBC           611      H                250-450
Ferritin       4.0        L                 8.0-388.0


Hemmoglobin   11.6   L     12-16 

MCV                76     L        79-99
MCH               24.3   L               27-34
RDW             14.6      H                11-14.5 

 

Vit D OH 25 Is pending
B12 Pending
Folate Pending 
 






 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated

You need to get an appointment with a haematologist and get an iron infusion.  A ferritin levelof 4 is not good for your heart!!!!   If you don't need to get a referral get an appointment and take these results to the haematologist so they don't have to waste time getting another set done.   This is not something that you can remedy easily (if at all) with oral iron.

This was so helpful! thanks!!!!

He called me yesturday to let me know I am anemic. Of course I knew that,it really bothered me that he didn't know that. He wanted to change my iron to ferrous sulfate, which he did that 2 years ago while I was preg. He hasn't done a follow up since then. Didn't even remember changing that for me while I was in the hospital. Grrrr. but he is really concerned for me so I feel like he is on the right team.

Now, they did ask for my input on what to do. I will call her this morning and tell her what you said. I think I will need a referral bc I have Tricare......

Going check into it!!!

Thanks!

Oh and my normal range:
B12 is 646 211-946
Folate 18.43 4.8-37.3
Vitamin D I still need to get!

PS. for some reason I can't read all of your message. It cuts off some of the replies. Ex.. A Ferritan level of 4..............