Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 Hi Lynn...... ****My GP called me herself....my anemia is getting worse.**** Has she run all the tests for the different types of anemia to determine what kind you have???? ****She's got the pharmacist looking at all my meds and running a check to see if something is interfering with iron absorption.**** That's good... lets hope the pharmacy finds something that can be changed. ****She also wondered if the gastric bypass was part of the reason.**** What would the bypass surgery cause? Seems to me she would run all the testing to rule out other types of anemia first. ****Then another shocker...in one month my CPK went from low 50s to 1922.**** Well no wonder you feel so fatigued, besides the anemia, and it must be such an effort to even walk across the street. ****So, maybe when I feel like I must weigh 500 lbs. every time I walk upstairs, it's not cause I'm that fat!!! But my darned muscles....**** Your muscles must feel like they weigh 500 lbs.... you poor thing you ....! ****The Welchol is working well for my cholesterol...while the LDL is still high, it's down some...and the overall number fell to 214 from the high 250s. ***** Now that's great news... let's hope it drops further. ****Dr. , my rheumy, will have a field day with me now...oh please, God, just don't let her up the Prednisone!!! *** You're on the Methx... right? She might up the Methx or just wait it out. Remember it takes a couple months to build up in your body to really see the full effects of the drug. I can't remember how long you've been on it....doesn't seem all that long though. ****The GP is going to talk to her, and if the anemia doesn't stop, I'm off to a hemoglobist or whatever they call them.**** They're called a Hematologist and that's the best idea yet. I would ask for an appointment and let them run all the tests. You'll get further at a faster rate than you currently are right now. Once they find the cause of your anemia, they can fix it and it's got to make you feel better. ****Oh, nuts, GP realized I never had the colonoscopy done...so guess what I have to have next?? LOL!!!! **** OH JOY!!!!! Well, look at it this way... You'll be cleaned out and know there is nothing wrong with you all in one fell swoop....lol PLUS, you'll get to take a little sleep while they'll doing it. Can't beat that! ****Hey, I ought to loose a coupla pounds, right....but what a way to do it!! *** Boy, you really like to dream don't you...LOL Hope you're having a great day. Take care, Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Hi Vicki! I have an iron deficiency. The plaquenil could be the culprit. The Welchol could also block the iron if I'm taking them together (which I was.) And I definitely can't take the iron when I take my unithroid (which came back with my numbers too low, which means I'm taking too much - mama mia, my head hurts from all this med stuff!!!) Geez, does anybody else have to send themselves e-mail and calendar reminders when to take different meds? Good grief...I gotta get a life!! Definitely realize the Methx isn't in my system yet...have only had 3 doses of the stuff, and understand it, too, can cause anemia and fatigue. Boy, I couldn't remember " hematologist " for all the tea in china yesterday! LOL!!! I knew it was some kind of " -ologist! " I'm also on the RA list and read a message about being on 8 or more meds, and that could possibly cause a heart attack??? Has anyone heard that before? Yup, my muscles weigh a ton...I still wheeze and huff and puff by the time I get to my building. I notice I can't even reach the back of my neck anymore. Oh girl, don't tell me I won't loose at least a pound after the colonoscopy!!! Come on, give me a break!! LOL!!! Oh well, thems the breaks. And how are you??? How's the breathing? How's the weight loss doing? Well, let's see how fast I nod off this morning...happy Thursday!!! Lynn ===== " One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. " --- A. A. Milne, 1882-1956 ********************************************************** Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been set up a statue in honor of a critic. -- Sibelius __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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