no apparent cause - Anemia Message Board

sierra · 09-20-2003, 06:47 PM

I was wondering if anyone thinks I should have anymore tests or if anyone knows what other tests should be taken or what kind of doctor I need to see.

I found out I was anemic in July but I've responded to the iron supp. and now my hemoglobin is 11.5 (up from 7.5). They found 2 positive hemoccults and
I just had liver enzyme test, colonoscopy and endoscopy and they were all normal (only the biopsy results are not in yet). The GI doctor and my family seem to think everything is fine because my colon was fine. I don't feel fine. I've never been anemic in my life and I've been so happy and healthy up until July. The iron has given me my energy back, but my symptoms are relentless.

I have these charlie-horse like spasms in the mid. of my abdomen whenever I laugh deep or jerk a certain way. It sounds strange but it hurts! Neither my doctor or the GI doc said they saw any hernias. This muscle spasm is so scary that I am afraid once it pops out that it will not go back in.
I also have a localized tenderness under my right rib cage and one vertebrae bone has become so painful that I feel it during sleep.
I'm only 32 and I love to run an excercise and now I've mysteriously come down with severe bone pain in my left foot and now I can't run at all!! It even hurts when I walk. NONE of the doctors I have seen even mentioned an x-ray!!!! They look at me and since I look good they think I'm exaggerating!

Could any of my symptoms be related to the anemia because my periods have always been LIGHT, never had a problem there. It's stressing me out because I've had these symptoms a couple years now, and they are gradually getting more and more bothersome!

~thank you for listening~ hoping someone may have some thoughts or advice to share...

chezababe · 09-29-2003, 03:16 AM

Iknow exactly how you feel,its a very frustrating situation to be in.My 3 year old son as been anemic for the last 6 months with a count of around 7 he was put on iron supplements which seemed to help for a couple of months but then his levels dropped again.Apart from a blood test every couple of months no other tests have been performed.The doctor just seems to thing it is something he will grow out of?However as his mother i know something is not right he suffers with really bad symptoms which doc insits are all just symptoms of anemia but i myself are not convinced he suffers with HEADACHES,RECCURENT INFECTIONS,BONE PAIN,BRUISING which even shocked the docs when they saw it.I really dont know if these are normal symptoms of anemia or how it could of been caused.Any how as long as your blood levels stay up i think you should be fine but you should definatly go back to your doc about the other symptoms.Hope you get well soon.