I am upset at myself….Chris told me it doesn’t matter, but I can’t help but feel like an idiot about it.
2 months ago I went to my normal physician and had my annual workplace medical (a requirement from my work). Usually my physician calls when she gets my results and says everything looks good!! This year she didn’t call me…but I could see my test results online and everything looked OK to me so I just forgot about it.
Roll forward to this evening and I log into my health portal to check some test results after a fellow blogger asked me about my AMH levels. As I was looking I noticed that my physician had added a note to my most recent work place medical test results that said: “Your labs look good. You are only slightly anemic. Just take an over the counter iron supplement if you can. Good luck!” (She added good luck because I told her about our upcoming IVF cycle). So all this time….I could have been taking an iron supplement and I haven’t. I already take prenatals that has extra iron in it so what would my results have been if I hadn’t been taking this? Ugghhhhh. I’m annoyed because I wonder if this could have made a difference to our embryos?
My doctor in the UK prescribed me folic acid supplements. A quick google search and all of this and being slightly anemic is likely to be related to my Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I wonder….is it about time I go and get all things associated with my bowels checked out again after the IVF?
I can’t help but feel frustrated that I didn’t see this message from my physician earlier! But at least I have seen it now and that is the important thing (thank you Leslie for prompting me to log into my account!!! I’d never have seen the message for probably another 10 months!!).
The Great Pudding Club Hunt 
Oh im sorry you just found this info now!!! But at the same time im also glad you see it now so you can get more testing done.
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I think things have changed in the last 10 year since I was diagnosed with IBS so looking now as this is a positive…it’s a kick in the butt to have a check up about it all. Every time I go to the doc and they say do you have any conditions….oh yes I have IBS and I control it with diet…..nothing is ever more said.
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I’m a little anemic too but didn’t make any difference in my case. I stopped taking my iron supplement after the transfer because u didn’t want to suffer from constipation
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Did your RE tell you to take the iron supplement? I heard it can be constipative and after Egg Retrieval there are enough things to make a lady constipate as it is!!! :-s
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I was anemic enough to suspect if I had thalassemia. I’m just anemic cos I’m not much of a meat eater. I was just told to take the iron supplement but I didn’t follow through =P. The doc didn’t stress on it anymore though.
Yes and I didn’t want to become excessively constipated so I stopped altogether.
Perhaps later on I may have to resume taking it. I take the syrup form. The capsules make me throw up. Ughhhhh.
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oooooh – syrup – that’s a good tip because I literally cannot stomach most pills that have a coating – they make me puke!
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I take the brand Maltofer iron syrup. Yea iron pills are nasty. I hate the stench.
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And I never took the supplement consistently before either.
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Oh how annoying! Hopefully the prenatals would have covered it?
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This I just don’t know! When I took the test I was already taking prenatals so I don’t know enough about supplements to know if I hadn’t been taking the prenatals would I have been more than slightly anemic – if you catch my drift!!! I’m going to find out!
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How irritating but don’t beat yourself up as these things happen.
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I know, I know – I wrote this post about 30 minutes after finding out. I guess it was my gut reaction though!! I’m less harsh on myself now 🙂
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Do not be hard on yourself for this minor oversight. We have SO much we have to keep track of during this process. Its ok! Especially if your prenatal has extra iron. Those embies are just fine…sending love 😘
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This is so true!!! And I think I have quite a simple medicated cycle compared to many other ladies!!! I might need a pill box soon though 🙂
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Well now you triggered my brain. lol off to write a new blog
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haha – brilliant! 🙂
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I wouldn’t beat yourself up too much over this. I feel like if she was that concerned she should have called you, not just left a message on their website! She should take some of that blame. You could always call your RE and ask their opinion on it as well. I’m sure it will all be fine!
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I guess so…and I suppose she did know I was trying to conceive for like 2.5 years sooooo I am sure if she thought it important she’d have called. But then maybe she didn’t think about it in that way!! I will ask my RE though…because google can’t help me figure it out!!! 😉
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I hope the prenatal is sufficient, that’s annoying, but I’m sure it’s all good.
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I am sure the prenatal was better than nothing at the very least! I’ve had time to think about it since I posted this (about 30 mins after I found out!) and there is not much I can do now….so I will not blame myself!!!
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