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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 17:56:33

Here is the kicker... I am NOT anemic..they test me all the time and iron in my blood (finger prick and blood test) is absolutely normal and not even close to low. I can't take iron pills they cause me to throw up intensely and give me horrible cramps. So no I am not on any kind of medication to help my blood iron level. Neither of my doctors can give me an explanation. So to summarize: How can you have no iron in your bone marrow but have normal iron levels in your blood??What does this mean? I don't mean to go on but I am diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Osteoarthritis, possibly RA (got 1 test back positive waiting for results of 2nd), degenerative disk disease, diverticolitis, restless legs syndrome, my sed rate runs between 48-53(unknown inflammatory disease), and my WBC runs about 17. I am also under watch for Chronic Mylogeneous Leukemia, I DO NOT HAVE IT just under watch.Please Help!!!

Answer:

Since you can't take iron - try iron rich foods;

cream of wheat, apricots, molassas etc.

The RLS can sometimes be counteracted by more potassium IE banana but both could be sign of dehydration.

You might want to talk about a bone marrow biopsy - they hurt but then the docs can look at bone marrow cells and see if there is any problems.

Docs should rule out all the blood and marrow cancers also besides CML. Also look at liver panels

Jewells

38 months and still here

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Read the "dehydration" website. Take 2 tbls. of Heinz apple cider vinegar in a glass of water before a meal. Vinegar has 93 vitamins and minerals. I, too, have suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome for years and could not find the cause. I did research and found vinegar and water. You must take it daily for it to be effective. Hair and nails grow long and strong too. You may sip the vinegar tonic throughout the day. I also put 1/2 tsp. of cayenne pepper in it to because cayenne pepper blasts its way through any infection. Vinegar was used by ancient warriors for strength and mental capabilities.

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It could have something to do with your spleen and that too could be part of a CML diagnosis. As a CML survivor I'm not sure what it means to be "under watch" though.

It can easily be diagnosed with a Complete Blood Count (CBC) showing extremely elevated white blood cell count being an early indicator and then a bone marrow aspiration being done and examined. All people with CML have the presence of the "Philadelphia Chromosome" which is what they look for in the marrow slide.

I'd go to a hematologist/ oncologist if you haven't already and see what they say. All in all it sounds very odd?

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