Going For Blood Tests...
 

Recentlly I've felt really tired and fatigued as well as achey and lathargic..and today....after falling asleep for 2 or 3 hours...my mum said I looked unusually pale and said I should go for a blood test to rule out Aneimia (sp?) as she suffers from an iron deficiancy...
I'm sick of feeling like this because it takes so much effort just to even move and I'm so tired all the time. On top of that...it seems like I have to constantly eat SOMETHING like every few minutes just to keep myself going.
I know that going for a blood test WOULD be the best idea....but I'm scared the nurse will turn around and say theres nothing wrong with me and that I'm a time waster.

Can iron defieancies be hereditary and would it matter if I DIDNT go for the test?

Preferrably need answere ASAP because Im supposed to be going either this morning(wednesday) or tomorrow morning (thursday):blink:

Thanks
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definately sounds like a blood test is a good idea. even if it turns out to not be anything having to do with that, it's a very good idea to have that done. i wouldn't worry about anyone thinking you're a time waster...i'm sure that no one would think that, but especially not when you have stuff like that going on that kinda points to anemia/iron deficiencies. good luck with it. :)

blood test is definately a good idea. dont be worried about the docs thinking your a time waster. they are there to help. it took 6months of inconclusive tests until i was diagnosed with CFS and the doctos were realy good and never gave up. im not shure if anemia is hereditary but i think it could be. good luck with the bllod tests x

The best thing is to go to a doctor first. They're the ones that can order blood tests if needed. You would be a LOT better getting it checked out because it is unlikely to get better without treatment if it is anaemia along with other things it could be. You can be more prone to anaemia if your parents are depending on the reasons why they have it as there are many causes. The main ones are diet, cutting deeply so you lose a lot of blood, females having heavy periods, though there are different types of anemia so it could be due to none of them if in fact it is anaemia.

Do you drink a lot/ need a wee a lot? Do you feel better after you have something to eat? Have you lost weight? Have you fainted? If you eat anything really sugary do you feel quite faint afterwards (not straight after but within the next half hour or so for quite a while)?

The nurse won't know right then whether theres anything wrong or not she's just there to take blood tests. And they take tiredness very seriously. I went in and had tests for thyroid,anemia, blood count, b12, glandular fever. Sooo many things so it may not be anemia you really need to source what is wrong if anything rather than just thinking its anemia straight away as although thats the most obvious there are many

Thanks guys.
I was gonna go today but couldnt because I was reaaaallllyyyy ill :blink:
I'll hopefully be able to go tomorrow if I feel better :(

hope you feel better for tomorrow :) good luck! and sending you lots of braveness x

Hoep you feel better soon.
It's worth going, my counsellor made me get checked for anaemia. If you do have a low amount of iron all they do is give you iron tablets to take daily and you should feel better :)

Went for the blood test today...routine one so they are checking liver/kidney function, thyroids(WHAT IS THIS?!?!) Blood sugars and iron levels...
Results mid next week (slap bang in the middle of my exams >.<

well try and get it out of your head for now and concentrate on your exams.

you have a thyroid gland (located near the windpipe) which secretes throxine which is a hormone and is responsible for metabolism- so eating, sleeping those kind of things, sometime the throxine levells are affected and you can get something called hypothyroidism(under active thyroid)-too low thyroxine, and hyperthyroidism (over active thyroid) which is too much. symptoms of lethargy are common sides of hypothyrodism they have to rule it out cos of what you have told him so they can get a full picture.

^thankyou :)