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Chris:
The first thing I need to warn you about is Kiowa. He’s from Texas…’nuff said!Secondly, keep an eye on that hemoglobin level. Was your ferritin low too? I experienced something similar to what you describe following my RC and it was finally determined I had Celiac Disease after they did a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy. The path results were classic for Celiac. I am by no means suggesting you are following my ignoble path to medical history, but Celiac Disease usually takes a decade on average to diagnose in Canada since no one is really looking for it. Thanks to Sunnybrook once again for coming to my rescue and checking it – of course, they were looking for something much more serious, but thankfully it was not what was expected.
Thirdly, did I mention Kiowa is an alien. He says he is from Texas, but we’re really not convinced…
Fourthly, all the best on the 28th. I had 6 TURBTs and 34 instillations of BCG, MMC and Gemcitabine and am still alive to tell the tale. I now sing soprano, however, where I used to sing bass!
Wow…..6 TURBTs and 34 instillations….props to you!
Yes, my ferritin was/is very low. I have all the signs of classic Iron Deficiency Anemia. Its what you get when you choose to ignore obvious signs that something is seriously wrong.
The funny part is that, I work in the Hematology Lab, I see iron def. anemias every day. I also had all the classic physical symptoms of anemia that I learned about when I was a med. lab student 30yrs ago. The only thing was, because I couldn’t admit the truth, coupled with the affects of the anemia, I didn’t put two and two together until after the fact.
I credit my colleagues at work for saving my life. They were the ones who recognized that I was so very ill and forced me to seek help at the ER. If it weren’t for them, I would have continued to ignore the symptoms and probably would have stroked out and died due to the anemia. Another reason to proud of the work done at Sunnybrook.
Anyway, its all now just a waiting game for me. Waiting for that next appointment. Waiting for that next pathology report. Waiting for that next sucker punch below the belt. Maybe waiting also for that good news from the doctors. We’ll have to wait and see.
Chris