Blood Test Result

[Eggy]

"Most people get more than enough B12 from eating meat, eggs, milk, and cheese. Normally, the vitamin is absorbed by your digestive system—your stomach and intestines. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia usually happens when the digestive system is not able to absorb the vitamin. This can happen if:

You have pernicious anemia. In this anemia, your body destroys the cells in your stomach that help you absorb vitamin B12.
You have had surgery to remove part of the stomach or the last part of your small intestine, called the ileum. This includes some types of surgery used to help very overweight people lose weight.
You have problems with the way your body digests food, such as sprue (also called celiac disease), Crohn's disease, bacteria growth in the small intestine, or a parasite.
This anemia can also happen if you don't eat enough foods with B12, but this is rare. People who eat a vegan diet and older adults who don't eat a variety of foods may need to take a daily vitamin pill to get enough B12"

I EAT PLENTY OF EGGS, CHEESE AND MEAT AND DRINK A LOT OF MILK.

[PoppyC]

Hi ~
Eggy's posts are spot on.
I have pernicious anemia - very low levels of B12 and the ordinary iron anemia. It can make you feel really unwell and so tired, and it has been reported to cause anxiety/depression/mental health changes if it is left untreated. My nails are a strange shape and my tongue is strange lol due to it. I got a lot of joint pains too.
I have had injections for the B12, and now on high doses of B12 tablets - which I don't take very often, because I hate taking tablets - fear of choking! It takes me all my time to swallow my citalopram!
The pernicious anemia was a result of hereditary (grandma and my mum had it) plus I was a vegan/vegetarian for years, a very faddy eater, and basically I don't like much food No fish, no meat, no eggs...
I was told to eat a lot more dairy - but then that is not good for health! I wont risk getting breast cancer (latest fear!) - Cheese makes me depressed and I don't really like any of the foods high in B12 Yoghurt is quite high in B12 and I eat that, but then again that is dairy.
Certain nuts are high in B12 but I don't like nuts much lol
I see the haematologist at the hospital, who keeps a check on how I am, as well my gp.

[Eggy]

It's weird isn't it how my levels are low? They are only slightly low not really low but i love meat and eat a lot plus sometimes i eat fish and i eat eggs and cheese and definitely drink quite a lot of milk, Plus i take B Complex and Multivitamins and yet my levels are still low? I don't get that obviously something in my body is stopping me from getting enough of it.

[PoppyC]

Hi Eggy ~
It is strange but It may be that you have the intrisinic factor thingy, that stops you stomach absorbing the B12, which makes it Pernicious anemia?
Does anyone in your family have it?

[Eggy]

Hi Eggy ~
It is strange but It may be that you have the intrisinic factor thingy, that stops you stomach absorbing the B12, which makes it Pernicious anemia?
Does anyone in your family have it?

No no-one in the family has it, I'm just wondering what symptoms Pernicious Anaemia can give you?

[paula lynne]

you already know that, if your using youtube to see/explain proceedures, why dont you google it to check

[Eggy]

I've read that it can cause facial and neck pain as well as lots of other things.

[paula lynne]

yes it can you are right eggy, but unless you STOP this googling stuff, you are only adding to your worries. WAIT FOR A DEFINATIVE DIAGNOSIS and then go from there..youve only got a couple of weeks now before your ent/gastro stuff so hold on til then.
Have you heared of the saying "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing?"
Well, that seems to be the case with you..in fact..the stuff you replicate from google on here is rather frightening to read, so must be doubly frightening for you if you already believe you have it/suspect you have it. I really do wish you all the best, believe me, nobody wants you to be well more than me, (and you possibly), but youve got to stop this research into illnesses, you are setting yourself back.

Wait until you get a clinical diagnosis from the many gps/doctors/specialist you see...and once youve got those diagnosis...go forward from there. There are 8 weeks til Xmas, so instead of winding yourself up and worrying, why dont you accept you have to wait and try to enjoy yourself. You can make plans with your children/friends, or maybe start to repond to other threads on here. That has helped a lot of members, because it stops them focusing on themselves.

[Eggy]

My B12 level is 187, Looks like i have got to have injections.

[Eggy]

From what i've read and been told by my GP anything between 210-1000 is considered normal although apparently from reading about other people who have B12 problems it should be over 400 to be considered normal.

Anything under 200 is Vitamin B12 deficiency, I got a letter through today from my GP saying that this could be contributing to my symptoms.

Apparently B12 deficiency can cause a whole host of symptoms and symptoms that mimic things like Fibromyalgia.