Knowing All About Emotional Sickness, But Nothing About The Physical

[Taylor30313]

So I have been pretty sick lately. I am anemic and just got out of the hospital 3 weeks ago. Apparently I was getting sick for years, but who knew? Everybody was just so quick to blame me. That I'm lazy or unmotivated. Meanwhile I'm over here slowly bleeding out and not able to physically get enough iron to make the much need new red blood cells. Noooo I'm not bitter ;) lol. On the bright side though, I felt great after getting out. I could wake up for school and work, I stopped having chest palpitations and shortness of breath, I had color back in my face and fingers. But now after 12 days of being on my period, I am right back to where I started. And I'm suppose to go see my GP and a GYN in about another week, but I don't have $260 to do so. So I called my GP and left a message with the nurse and she said he might want me to go back to the hospital, but I don't want to do that. I'm sorry, I'm ranting. It just all really sucks. I am usually really positive, but I feel like I have no support. That my family couldn't care less and most of my friends probably don't care either. I'm doing the best I can. #endrant

 

[Ronin]

Ranting is fine Taylor, never need to apologize for, glad to see you're hanging in there and that you're reaching out.

How's your nutrition? Can you get iron from food in the meantime, or nutritional supplements / consult a pharmacy, while saving up for the doctors? Are there any clinics nearby who might have emergencies services for a discount or nearing free, if hospital concretely is not an option right now, somewhere you could be treated outpatient while in a crisis?

 

[Taylor30313]

Thank you for listening. I have been trying and I have been very aware of the amount of iron I need, but I have to be really careful because you can overdose on oral iron. So I am taking the maximum possible and am still declining. That is what conclusion I have come to. There is a free clinic near me, but it is a really personal thing... Especially for someone with PTSD. Being so vulnerable and having someone all up in your whoo-ha. So I am trying to get over that.

 

[ghotiff]

I'm sorry your feeling so alone in this.

Not sure this is useful, but according to the Internet, vitamin C increases vitamin absorption and calcium (dairy) decreases absorption.

I'm sure it's not that simple, but everything helps, maybe?