I felt a bit meh during my last few #running races. Could not push hard on uphills and constantly short of breath. So I went to get my blood tests done. #Anemic. Very low iron levels. Very low #hemoglobin. Explains few things. Scheduled on iron infusion and bought 100mg(!) Iron tablets plus #Vegan multivitamin complex.
Don't be like me. Get yourself checked regularly to make sure.
@Rtorres81 I was also diagnosed with being #anemic for me they told me it’s because of a B12 deficiency I have because of being #vegan
It is interesting that it might be a #TransWoman thing
Had blood testing today to double check from physical 2 weeks ago. I have very low iron and seem to be #anemic. I know there have been a couple of studies that show #trans women have a lower red blood count. Linked is one study. I wonder how they did the lab work. As male or female? So at moment I'm looking for multivitamin with more iron and seeing what can eat that will raise RBC. #transwoman
https://labmedicineblog.com/2018/12/10/lab-value-changes-in-transgender-females/
oh I finally got my blood drawn and guess what? I'm #anemic!
my B12 is normal, but low-normal, and my D is also low, but my iron saturation is at 9%, so that's fun! I'm supposed to start vitamin D supplements and my psychiatrist sent a message to my doctor's team about the iron thing
in the meantime, J has also been dealing with low iron/anemia, so they gave me some suggestions about how to deal with that ...
