help please

marooned
marooned Member Posts: 68
edited 7. Jul 2010, 10:42 in Living with Arthritis archive
my daughter is on mtx and just started taking the sulph one this wek, the last two blood tests she has had 9while just on the mtx ) have shown that her iron level is low and th most recent blood test showed it had dropped again , after speaking to our own doctor she said the hospital should be letting them no the results and they havent been doing this, apparantly she is low in B12, my daughter rang again this morniong and they are no faxing the info to our doctor, why go for blood tests when they dont follow things thru, and then they get stroppy as if it your fault, our doctor is looking into it further and says its not accetable,WHAT IS B12 ,
thanks and sorry to rant

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 2. Jul 2010, 09:20
    I think B12 is a vitamin, and like all vitamins is useful for something! The to-ing and fro-ing of blood results is a tricky one - I fill in my blood forms now because I got so tired of nurses etc getting them wrong. Only when something IS rocket science can one be assured of a professional performance.

    I've just remembered that I was out on iron tablets for about 6 months last year: my iron levels dropped considerably and it took a while for them to recover. DD
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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    i think B12 helps us use the iron in our food?

    Hope you get some answers soon.

    I have taken it from time to time as I am a veggie :wink:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    marooned wrote:
    my daughter is on mtx and just started taking the sulph one this wek, the last two blood tests she has had 9while just on the mtx ) have shown that her iron level is low and th most recent blood test showed it had dropped again , after speaking to our own doctor she said the hospital should be letting them no the results and they havent been doing this, apparantly she is low in B12, my daughter rang again this morniong and they are no faxing the info to our doctor, why go for blood tests when they dont follow things thru, and then they get stroppy as if it your fault, our doctor is looking into it further and says its not accetable,WHAT IS B12 ,
    thanks and sorry to rant

    Hi, sounds like the hospital are being stroppy to cover up their lack of follow up, GP sounds onside though. Being low on iron can make you feel very grotty - is she on suppliments now?

    Re Vitamin B12,
    "Vitamin B12 is a member of the vitamin B complex. It contains cobalt, and so is also known as cobalamin. It is exclusively synthesised by bacteria and is found primarily in meat, eggs and dairy products. .... Vitamin B12 is necessary for the synthesis of red blood cells, the maintenance of the nervous system, and growth and development in children. Deficiency can cause anaemia." source http://www.vegsoc.org/info/b12.html

    Speedy

    PS marmite is a source of B12 too.
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  • marooned
    marooned Member Posts: 68
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    she now has to go for a course of 10 injections at our doctors. since being back off hoilday she has felt a lot better, she even rode last week the first time in months, so fingers crossed everything is working. :)
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello, I'm very pleased that your daughter is so much better! :D
    I hope it contiues in this fashion. :wink:
    Love Sue
  • marooned
    marooned Member Posts: 68
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    woodbon wrote:
    Hello, I'm very pleased that your daughter is so much better! :D
    I hope it contiues in this fashion. :wink:
    Love Sue
    THANKYOU :lol:
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    been following your thread marooned. so glad your daughter has been able to go riding again and feeling a bit better....

    sorry she has to have those 10 injections (B12??) though if they help it will all be worth it. :roll: :wink:

    ......about the blood results not being sent. Are your doc and the hosp on the same system? mine aren't so the hosp can't 'see' my blood results and vice versa. thought I'd mention just in case it was the same for you.

    hope all goes well from now on..

    Irisx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I always say to my Rheumatology nurse and consultant, you will be sending this info to the GP wont you?

    Glad she is feeling better...

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Brilliant news Marooned :D

    I am so pleased for her and you too.

    Love

    Toni xx
  • marooned
    marooned Member Posts: 68
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    ANOTHER UPDATE MY DAUGHTER IS GOING BACK TO WORK NEXT WEEK, :lol:
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    marooned wrote:
    ANOTHER UPDATE MY DAUGHTER IS GOING BACK TO WORK NEXT WEEK, :lol:

    great news hope she keeps getting better and better val
    val
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Marooned

    That is great news!!

    I am so very pleased for you all - let's hope she is on the rifght treatment now and will be ok for a long long while :D

    Love

    Toni xx
  • marooned
    marooned Member Posts: 68
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    Hi Marooned

    That is great news!!

    I am so very pleased for you all - let's hope she is on the rifght treatment now and will be ok for a long long while :D

    Love

    Toni xx
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