I should make a sign that says, "Question Everything" because it wasn't until yesterday driving home from the dialysis clinic that I realized why I feel so rotten!! I'm once again anemic! I've had chronic anemia for the last 30 some years so you'd think that I'd know the signs, but I imagine that the stress over the last few months led me to believe I was just exhausted and having an FM flare-up. When the anemia is factored in I become so slug-like that I can't even crawl out of bed and taking a shower is even difficult. I wish that I had caught on sooner because it takes me awhile to respond to the iron supplement that I'm prescribed. Six months ago my blood levels were finally in a good place after being on the prescription for two years so I was only on a maintenance program. I should have known better! Now I'm paying a high price for once again believing that a doctor could be correct in telling me that I would continue to improve. One step forward, two backward!
