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My house, My B-day, My health
Feb. 18th, 2003 10:13 am2003-02-18 - 10:30 a.m.
Got the results of my blood test back. My thyroid level is okay, the meds are still at the right level, but I'm "low normal" on my iron. The dr. wants me to take 325 mg of iron sulfate! Eh, is it just me or is that a bit excessive? Went to Walmart yesterday, they don't carry iron sulfate neither does the Cupboard as it turns out. Sigh. I've put in a call to doctor to ask a few questions about this: where to get it; did I hear the dosage amount right; do I need further blood tests to see if it's getting in the right range; exactly what the values were for the iron test.
It's my birthday today! YES! I'm going to be leaving work around 1:00 pm today. And I'm not that sick. I'm always sick on my birthday--last year bronchitis; year before that colonscopy; etc. This yr: allergies, low normal iron (I guess that's why I'm kinda out of it, can't remember shit and tired all the time--well, that and I keep forgetting my thyroid med), and contact dermatitis. Wheee! Lucky me. No, really. Last year was awful--missed an entire week of work I was so sick, and it beats the colonscopy all to hell too. That drink you have to drink is *awful* beyond words and you have to drink 2 Liters of it. Gaggifying really.
Mom bought me this end table made of glass and steel for my birthday, and some other house related stuff. I'm leaving work early so we can go see Chicago the movie and go out to eat to celebrate my b-day. I was born at 7:05 am this day 32 years ago. Whee. And I'm still living in Denton with my mom. Of course, I've bought a house but it's right next to her house. Convenient to work on though that way. I'll be moving in soon I hope. My couch is supposed to be delivered on Feb 26. Maybe soon after that.
This article about iron is interesting: http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00051880.htm
http://home.uchicago.edu/~adamcifu/anemia.htm
http://www.druginfonet.com/faq/new/DISEASE_FAQ/Anemia.htm
http://www.drlam.com/faq/Supplement.cfm
http://www.powerpak.com/CE/constipation/lesson.cfm
