hopefull1
11-09-2006, 04:34 AM
I just recieved a letter yesterday to say my test were back . I was dx with pernicious anemia and they sent a perscribtion to me in the mail ,it was a tab form. I went to the drug store today they can't fill due to that med doesn't come in a tab and the dose they wrote is to large to be injection . GRRR Dr at a clinic that I am seen at wrote it .So they called the Dr and so did I she is gone and will not be back in for 3 weeks
What I have looked up today it does has an autoimmune connection.
(Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor, a substance needed to absorb b-12from the gastrointestinal tract. Vitamin B-12 is necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
Nerve and blood cells need vitamin B-12 to function properly, so deficiency can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including fatigue, shortness of breath, tingling sensations, difficulty walking, and diarrhea.Risk factors include a family history of pernicious anemia, Scandinavian or Northern European descent, and a history of autoimmune endocrine disorders. ) This information came from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000569.htm (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000569.htm) go there and type in pernicious anemia you can read the whole page then .
I am just learning about it my self I also list the symptoms that is has following this . A lot of the symptoms I have had for months they just over looked. Well the good thing I was in touch with the CEO and another hospital because of this I am getting new DR's I will do a diffrent post about that . But if you know anything about this please help by posting what your treatment is .
Thank You
The following symptoms may indicate pernicious anemia:
shortness of breath (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003075.htm)
fatigue (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003088.htm)
pallor (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003244.htm)
rapid heart rate (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003077.htm)
loss of appetite (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003121.htm)
diarrhea (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003126.htm)
tingling (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003206.htm) and numbness (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003206.htm) of hands and feet
sore mouth
unsteady gait (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003199.htm), especially in the dark
tongue problems (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003047.htm)
impaired sense of smell (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003052.htm)
bleeding gums (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003062.htm)
positive Babinski's reflex (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003294.htm)
loss of deep tendon reflexes
personality changes, "megaloblastic madness"
What I have looked up today it does has an autoimmune connection.
(Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor, a substance needed to absorb b-12from the gastrointestinal tract. Vitamin B-12 is necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
Nerve and blood cells need vitamin B-12 to function properly, so deficiency can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including fatigue, shortness of breath, tingling sensations, difficulty walking, and diarrhea.Risk factors include a family history of pernicious anemia, Scandinavian or Northern European descent, and a history of autoimmune endocrine disorders. ) This information came from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000569.htm (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000569.htm) go there and type in pernicious anemia you can read the whole page then .
I am just learning about it my self I also list the symptoms that is has following this . A lot of the symptoms I have had for months they just over looked. Well the good thing I was in touch with the CEO and another hospital because of this I am getting new DR's I will do a diffrent post about that . But if you know anything about this please help by posting what your treatment is .
Thank You
The following symptoms may indicate pernicious anemia:
shortness of breath (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003075.htm)
fatigue (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003088.htm)
pallor (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003244.htm)
rapid heart rate (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003077.htm)
loss of appetite (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003121.htm)
diarrhea (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003126.htm)
tingling (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003206.htm) and numbness (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003206.htm) of hands and feet
sore mouth
unsteady gait (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003199.htm), especially in the dark
tongue problems (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003047.htm)
impaired sense of smell (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003052.htm)
bleeding gums (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003062.htm)
positive Babinski's reflex (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003294.htm)
loss of deep tendon reflexes
personality changes, "megaloblastic madness"