Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 I kinda made reference to this in another posting, but figured I'd get a better response if I posted it seperately. Was reviewing my Mayo test results last night, when I noted 3 separate indicators of anemia. This is probably why the neuro at Mayo said I had " Anemia of Chronic Disease - but we don't know what the chronic disease is. " Although he told me this in the presence of others, and the test results show this (again, I'm no doc - but I do have some rather detailed medical training) there is nothing in his report about it. Anyway, curious about others. Anyone else have problems with Anemia? Oddly enough, I have no defficiencies in B vitamins or the like - all much more complex than that - of course :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 , My husband was recently told by his new doctor that he has anemia. When the doctor checked his chart he realized that he's had it since 1999 but nothing was ever done about it! I'm now waiting for results of a second round of tests trying to determine the cause of the anemia. After the doctor figures that out, we can begin some type of treatment. I will share the results with you if you'd like. Beth ---------- " pulalupu " pulalupu@...> writes: To: shydrager Subject: Anemia Anyone? Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 05:13:27 -0000 I kinda made reference to this in another posting, but figured I'd get a better response if I posted it seperately. Was reviewing my Mayo test results last night, when I noted 3 separate indicators of anemia. This is probably why the neuro at Mayo said I had " Anemia of Chronic Disease - but we don't know what the chronic disease is. " Although he told me this in the presence of others, and the test results show this (again, I'm no doc - but I do have some rather detailed medical training) there is nothing in his report about it. Anyway, curious about others. Anyone else have problems with Anemia? Oddly enough, I have no defficiencies in B vitamins or the like - all much more complex than that - of course :-) If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 and Beth, At the risk of over emphasizing a point made on several other ocassions on this list, a particularly relevant issue regarding anemia is pernicious anemia or vitamin b12 deficiency. If you look PA up, you will find that it can (untreated) lead to significant neurological symptoms, including some that closely resemble the ataxias. I'm sure though that a competent physician will be aware of this and treat the condition accordingly IF the anemia referred to in your reports is PA, but thought it worth mentioning anyway. Several members of my family have had PA, including my grandmother and my mother. My mother takes monthly B12 injections to treat her PA and has no symptoms and was lucky to have started treatment early enough to avoid permanent neurological damage from the PA. During the early tests given in an attempt to diagnose my brother's neurological symptoms it was discovered that he is also b12 deficient although he has not been clinically diagnosed as having PA. He does take monthly b12 injections for the deficiency and that does not resolve any of his MSA symptoms. Regards, Jerry Cash Anemia Anyone? Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 05:13:27 -0000 I kinda made reference to this in another posting, but figured I'd get a better response if I posted it seperately. Was reviewing my Mayo test results last night, when I noted 3 separate indicators of anemia. This is probably why the neuro at Mayo said I had " Anemia of Chronic Disease - but we don't know what the chronic disease is. " Although he told me this in the presence of others, and the test results show this (again, I'm no doc - but I do have some rather detailed medical training) there is nothing in his report about it. Anyway, curious about others. Anyone else have problems with Anemia? Oddly enough, I have no defficiencies in B vitamins or the like - all much more complex than that - of course :-) If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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