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Hi Everyone!

I know that we have discussed this problem over the years but until now, I

never had any cause to be really concerned with it....

Last weekend, I started experiencing what I thought to be an allergy induced

headache. The pain was in the top of my head (around the center) and had a

dull ache. No allergy pills or tylenol could get rid of it. It lessened in

intensity from time to time, but to date, it is still there. I slept Sunday

almost 12 hours straight. I am not talking oversleeping. I got up and

suffered thru church and a couple of activities afterward and when at long

last, I arrived at home at 3:30 p.m. I crawled into bed. I slept for 3 hours

woke up long enough to get a drink and say something to my husband and then

fell asleep at 7:30 pm. and slept until 6 a.m. the next mornng. My heart

races when I do the simplest activity and even sitting up at my desk all day

is a monumental feat.

I think I am anemic. I am supposed to get my bloodwork done this week at my

doctor's office. Last night I began taking iron pills (1 last night and one

this morning). Should I be doing something else? Am I anemic or should I be

looking at something different?

Carol

Richmond, VA

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Carol, this is defintely a case of " see your doctor " if I ever heard

one. Sure, the exhaustion could be anemia-induced, but the headache

is a new one I have never heard associated with an iron shortage or

anemia.

Usually, the symptoms seem to start with a lack of energy, but this

goes on for a while, probably because we tend to ignore it or

attribute it to lack of sleep, stress, whatever. You still may be

low on iron, but I've never heard of it starting with a headache,

then within a couple of days, you can't stay awake. I'm not a

doctor, but my gut feeling says there's something else going on, and

it may have nothing to do with our surgery. But, your labs are a

good place to start.

Please go see your doctor, and let us know what he says.

Hugs,

in NJ

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> Hi Everyone!

> I know that we have discussed this problem over the years but until

now, I never had any cause to be really concerned with it....

>

> Last weekend, I started experiencing what I thought to be an

allergy induced headache. The pain was in the top of my head (around

the center) and had a dull ache. No allergy pills or tylenol could

get rid of it. It lessened in intensity from time to time, but to

date, it is still there. I slept Sunday almost 12 hours straight. I

am not talking oversleeping. I got up and suffered thru church and a

couple of activities afterward and when at long last, I arrived at

home at 3:30 p.m. I crawled into bed. I slept for 3 hours woke up

long enough to get a drink and say something to my husband and then

> fell asleep at 7:30 pm. and slept until 6 a.m. the next mornng.

My heart races when I do the simplest activity and even sitting up at

my desk all day is a monumental feat.

>

> I think I am anemic. I am supposed to get my bloodwork done this

week at my doctor's office. Last night I began taking iron pills (1

last night and one this morning). Should I be doing something else?

Am I anemic or should I be looking at something different?

>

> Carol

> Richmond, VA

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