The results of Friday's lab test showed I have too much iron in my blood which accounts for the excruciating headache, breathlessness and overall fatigue.
I thought I was a goner yesterday from the pain.
Today, I went in and had blood drawn--like an old-fashioned
blood-letting; it will bring the iron down and it started to relieve the pressure in my head even before we were finished!
I will be repeating this for a few weeks to see how I respond to it. I am also admonished to drink a LOT more water
because my blood was too thick.
Bill treated me to a lunch out after the blood draw;
it sure was a good way to end the adventure.
Good bye blood!
Oh, my good golly! I've sure got an education in all things medical from reading your posts all these years. You are a walking textbook and I'm sure that's been no fun for you. I hope you get some relief from this latest ordeal.
ReplyDeleteEek! I hate needles, so I would be passing out!
ReplyDeleteExciting to be making a solid step forward! ❤️ -Marsel
ReplyDeleteGeeze! Hope you are on the mend soon. A friend of mine has to have a "blood letting" regularly due to this. No fun.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I'm so, so, so, sorry that you're having to go through all of this. I had no idea that septic shock caused all of these additional issues. I hope this won't have to be a regular occurence but I'm very happy for you that it helped so quickly. Prayers will continue for you my friend.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and love,
Betsy
Yikes! I hope it was a very good lunch! You deserve it!
ReplyDeleteSorry that sepsis hasn't fully let you go. How remarkable that the headache relief came instantly!
ReplyDeleteUgh…you have been going through the wringer with this. Just curious can the blood be donated? And, yep most of us forget how much water we should drink.
ReplyDeleteUgh - we fight so hard to get the iron right and then the blood does this to you... bad blood!! Hope you can get it under control - enjoy the water? ;-)
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