Well it has been a while since I last wrote, but it has been an interesting time. It seems that my iron levels are also affected with Fibromyalgia, and they got really low in November and December. My iron and Ferritin (a protein that stores and releases iron in the body) levels were so low that I was having a really hard time being able to go through the day with out sleeping, having bad joint pain, and freezing. When I would get home from work, I would just go strait to bed, and I would sleep until the last minute before having to go back to work. This was not how life was to be, even with Fibromyalgia.
After talking with my doctors, it was decided that I would take a course of iron IV treatments. The thing is that even with the iron treatments, I would not see any increase of energy or iron levels for about four weeks. I have since had three treatments, and I am now just really seeing the benefits of the treatments. It has been a long road, and I hope with the help of the doctors, we can now watch my iron and ferritin levels, before they get too low again. This is just on more thing to watch out for, on top of my B12, Vitamin D, and Thyroid levels.
So, this is just latest to the long list of problems with Fibromyalgia, and I am sure there will be more, that we will have to watch out for. One thing you can count on with Fibromyalgia, is that there is always something new down the road. My hope is one day they will find some answers to Fibromyalgia, and in turn find us some help.
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