January was a rough month for me. I had that fibro flare up that started before Christmas and would not let up. Then in the first week of January, I became very ill - weak, lethargic, feverish and in a lot of pain that I thought was pancreatitis again.
Many tests later, it turns out I am anemic. Now I've always had low blood iron but never been diagnosed as anemic. I am now taking 3x the normal dose of iron supplements and in just a week I do feel more like myself in terms of energy. I will get blood work done again in a few weeks to see if the iron levels have increased and if not, I may need an iron infusion - fun times - NOT!The iron does a huge number on my stomach though so that is not fun. I'm also making a conscious effort to eat more iron-rich foods.
I only just started going back to the Y last week and get tired and muscle pains very quickly so I'm taking it easy and also trying to get more sleep - hopefully a combination of all these things can only make the situation better. Let's hope February brings warmer weather, better health and just general good luck!
Quite a few people on the WW Connect site have been doing this little calendar and I kinda like it, so I'm jumping on the bandwagon! It will be a nice visual as the year goes on.
You poor thing, sounds like you've been having a horrible time lately. I hope the iron supplements and food straighten things out long term so you can build up your strength quickly
ReplyDeleteWinters are tough - I'm glad the culprit (iron) was identified and your energy will rebound with the added supplements. I have a hard time with iron as well and my body HATES supplementing - leads to other *issues* sigh... .7 loss is great - You'll be in the ONES before you know it and I like the calendar... Imagine what it will look like in JUNE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to feeling better soon and congrats on the loss. Take care of yourself and dont over do it.
ReplyDeleteI love that calendar idea! I have been told I have low iron too, but for some reason never really thought about being connected to feeling fatigued a lot. I'll have to look into it more. Hope the iron supplements help you feel better.
ReplyDeleteYou still did very well even though you had a rough month, which I'm sorry to hear about. I do like that visual. Very cool. Hoping you feel better this month and more weightloss to come.
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