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Hi there I have been suffering from so many symptoms that it scares me. About six months ago I would get weird symptoms from my arms feeling like weights but could lift them with no problem, was afraid to sleep because I felt like I would go to far under then I would have high blood pressure it went away after I had moved out of a home which I think has mold in it. Now I am having same problems but with back pain, facial pain chest pain above left breast plus stomach pain, I went for a unsuccessful tube tying inarching of this year and that's when it seems to all start I also have not had a period in a year plus a lot of stomach pains and pressure in my head as well. I just want some answers I 31 female with three kids I have been to hospital many of times and they say I am fine. When I am in the cold air I am fine but when I am in the home it is worse please help the doc says I have tendinitis in my shoulder and arthritis in my hips and knees but don't know what else please help I get scared to sleep
Just a side note re-reading your original post about you not having a period for a year, and iron can cause cessation of periods and early menopause, and can also explain that no monthly bleeding your iron will be storing a lot faster than if you were having your periods.
Let us know what comes of this and keep in touch. Remember to get all copies of your blood work, and don't be frightened or put off if they greet you with skeptisism about this, or poo-poo it. My levels are very high and my dr just yesterday got quite angry with me for even suggesting it, as I am 42, and don't have a "high" ferritin level at this point, regular periods, and yet optimal range for me would be no more than 60 and the experts all agree that anything over 80 is getting into danger zone. I am at 92. My other levels though from the other tests are well over the range they give, and he still won\t investigate further. I am beside myslef, knowing my husband's issues, but I will find another dr who will take this seriously and not give up.
Take care and no matter what is the underlying cause, I hope you get some answers soon. Forums such as this are wonderful as we can share and learn and be aware and proactive in our health care.
PS Liver enzyme tests are very good at indicating abnormal liver AST and ALT and GGT that show up elevated if there is any liver damage. As liver gets more damaged, these levels rise and is a red flag for dr to check further for causes.
Let us know what comes of this and keep in touch. Remember to get all copies of your blood work, and don't be frightened or put off if they greet you with skeptisism about this, or poo-poo it. My levels are very high and my dr just yesterday got quite angry with me for even suggesting it, as I am 42, and don't have a "high" ferritin level at this point, regular periods, and yet optimal range for me would be no more than 60 and the experts all agree that anything over 80 is getting into danger zone. I am at 92. My other levels though from the other tests are well over the range they give, and he still won\t investigate further. I am beside myslef, knowing my husband's issues, but I will find another dr who will take this seriously and not give up.
Take care and no matter what is the underlying cause, I hope you get some answers soon. Forums such as this are wonderful as we can share and learn and be aware and proactive in our health care.
PS Liver enzyme tests are very good at indicating abnormal liver AST and ALT and GGT that show up elevated if there is any liver damage. As liver gets more damaged, these levels rise and is a red flag for dr to check further for causes.
Hi there, I know you are young yet to be having so many issues, but more and more drs are missing an important early detection for damage done by elevated iron stores in the body.
For many years and in many countries, due to incorrect analysis of iron in blood and iron in the body, they began fortifying everything with iron to help people with the supposed iron deficiencies, and ended up killing people with related diseases, cancers, and conditions like diabetes and heart failure due to iron overload. Too much iron is more dangerous than not enough, and both equally cause very like symptoms.
Usually in the genetic case of iron overload, called Hereditary Hemochromatosis, it is not detected in women until later in life after menopause, in their 60's, but in men earlier in the 40's and 50's as they don't bleed every month and have children like women do. This is the only way, aside from chelation therapy, to rid the body of excess iron.
The early symptoms in people with a hereditary gene mutation are chronic fatigue, arthritic pain in hands, knees, hips, abdominal pain, headaches, memory loss and brain fog, no energy, weakness, heart palpitations among many other things. If a person is found to have two copies of the mutation in the HFE gene that is responsible for iron storage, the C282Y/C282Y they are homozygous carriers of the disease and will store iron at a fast rate. So people even young and premenopausal can begin showing signs of the disease of iron overload.
It is the most common genetic disorder found in people of European background, predominantly Irish/Scot, but it is becoming more and more common in other nationalities as well.
The tests for the iron screening for iron overload are not on the routine blood tests your dr does and usually they tell you that your iron is fine or that they've tested your iron, but this is usually in reference to hemoglobin and not the ferritin, transferrin saturation, TIBC,(total iron binding capacity) or serum iron. These are necessary for detection of iron overload. Ferritin is quite often used as an indicator of iron deficiency if the dr suspects someone could be low in iron. Many symptoms the same with too high and too low.
It is the most common genetic disorder yet is the least diagnosed, until too late, when damage is done.
Irondisorders.org is an excellent site as they study the effects and causes of iron overload, deficiency, and anything to do with iron. Even small elevations of iron in our bodies leads to so much damage to organs, tissues and joints.
I am attempting to spread the awareness...my husband was just diagnosed...he is 57, and had been complaining for 10 years to drs about his symptoms and no one could find anything "wrong" with him. They are sadly and tragically unaware and resistant to initiate any further testing if your tests come in abnormal, if you found something "on-line" or it wasn't their idea.
Check it out, if not aplicable for yourself, someone you know or will come across someone diagnosed with fibro, osteo-arthritis, diabetes, liver cirrhosis (and don't drink) congestive heart failure, IBS, and many other common ailments attributed to iron.
Read some personal stories and you'll see the loved ones who wish they had known about this before their family member died of this disease and drs told them they were fine...lab-obsessed drs. are missing this important early symptom detection.
Take care everyone...I know I keep bringing this up...it is an epidemic as 1 in 9 people are carriers or more and 1 in 200 will develop the overload.
My husband has stage 2 periportal fibrosis and pancreatic damage and joint damage that will never reverse, but with treatment we can prevent further damage from being done.
For many years and in many countries, due to incorrect analysis of iron in blood and iron in the body, they began fortifying everything with iron to help people with the supposed iron deficiencies, and ended up killing people with related diseases, cancers, and conditions like diabetes and heart failure due to iron overload. Too much iron is more dangerous than not enough, and both equally cause very like symptoms.
Usually in the genetic case of iron overload, called Hereditary Hemochromatosis, it is not detected in women until later in life after menopause, in their 60's, but in men earlier in the 40's and 50's as they don't bleed every month and have children like women do. This is the only way, aside from chelation therapy, to rid the body of excess iron.
The early symptoms in people with a hereditary gene mutation are chronic fatigue, arthritic pain in hands, knees, hips, abdominal pain, headaches, memory loss and brain fog, no energy, weakness, heart palpitations among many other things. If a person is found to have two copies of the mutation in the HFE gene that is responsible for iron storage, the C282Y/C282Y they are homozygous carriers of the disease and will store iron at a fast rate. So people even young and premenopausal can begin showing signs of the disease of iron overload.
It is the most common genetic disorder found in people of European background, predominantly Irish/Scot, but it is becoming more and more common in other nationalities as well.
The tests for the iron screening for iron overload are not on the routine blood tests your dr does and usually they tell you that your iron is fine or that they've tested your iron, but this is usually in reference to hemoglobin and not the ferritin, transferrin saturation, TIBC,(total iron binding capacity) or serum iron. These are necessary for detection of iron overload. Ferritin is quite often used as an indicator of iron deficiency if the dr suspects someone could be low in iron. Many symptoms the same with too high and too low.
It is the most common genetic disorder yet is the least diagnosed, until too late, when damage is done.
Irondisorders.org is an excellent site as they study the effects and causes of iron overload, deficiency, and anything to do with iron. Even small elevations of iron in our bodies leads to so much damage to organs, tissues and joints.
I am attempting to spread the awareness...my husband was just diagnosed...he is 57, and had been complaining for 10 years to drs about his symptoms and no one could find anything "wrong" with him. They are sadly and tragically unaware and resistant to initiate any further testing if your tests come in abnormal, if you found something "on-line" or it wasn't their idea.
Check it out, if not aplicable for yourself, someone you know or will come across someone diagnosed with fibro, osteo-arthritis, diabetes, liver cirrhosis (and don't drink) congestive heart failure, IBS, and many other common ailments attributed to iron.
Read some personal stories and you'll see the loved ones who wish they had known about this before their family member died of this disease and drs told them they were fine...lab-obsessed drs. are missing this important early symptom detection.
Take care everyone...I know I keep bringing this up...it is an epidemic as 1 in 9 people are carriers or more and 1 in 200 will develop the overload.
My husband has stage 2 periportal fibrosis and pancreatic damage and joint damage that will never reverse, but with treatment we can prevent further damage from being done.
I agree with Gio... Try to make an appointment with a Rheumatologist. Sometimes all your symptoms can be linked even though they are kind of 'all over the place'.
I know the feeling of constantly being told that "everything's fine" and I am so sorry that you have to face that! I truly hope things turn around for you!
I know the feeling of constantly being told that "everything's fine" and I am so sorry that you have to face that! I truly hope things turn around for you!
Hi, I am male though, weight in the arm or feeling good in the cold air or open surroundings, have had the same feelings at times, i tried deep breathing exercises and taking walks bare feet on the grass in the morning. Walking on pointed grass...helps in blood circulation did help me resolve this problem. I had these kind of feelings, especially during my exams or just before i got my results...what u say does sound like anxiety...also i would suggest you to get a blood sugar test done...just in case...
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