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I’m not looking to lose weight 🙂 I’ve been maintaining for a long time now.

Yikes that’s really rough. That’s what I’m afraid of. Thanks for chiming in!

Yep cleared for eliptical, swimming and walking around a bit in my boot. I’m grateful I can still do something!

My ferritin was below and iron was border line low I think

No my b12s are normal and I’m female. I’ll bring those concerns up with my Dr , thanks for the help.

It probably was just an age thing, I’m in my early twenties. My brother in law had stage 4 colon cancer at 27 years old though, so just goes to show age doesn’t always mean everything..

Thanks everyone for the advice, this has given me a lot of courage that I’m not just being silly for worrying. I’ll definitely go back and demand some tests.

That’s probably a good idea. They kept asking if I saw any blood.... without going into details I don’t know how anyone could tell lol. I remember talking with you before too 🙂 thanks for your advice!

This is a pretty old post lol, finished the race a long time ago. My pitfall actually ended up being exactly what I thought it would be, took a week off for Christmas and then caught the flu as soon as I returned. Went back at it too hard when sick and ended up getting PFPS. Apparently I was also anemic during this time as…

My walking, hiking, and running buddy!

So it took forever for the lab results to come back... but my dr finally gave me some iron & vitamin c supplements. Apparently I am also protein C deficient.. which is I guess kind of a oddity? My dr wants to test it again in a few months to see where it’s at again. From what I read online I’m freaked out, but I’m not a…

Thanks for the info, that’s what I thought so figured it couldn’t be that. My nails are falling off and I look extremely pale but I ran 9 miles yesterday. I’m wondering if I should quit running for a while until I feel better but I love it so much. I forgot to ask my doctor. I must not be that bad since I still have…

Thanks I don’t know why that wasn’t obvious to me yesterday lol. Makes sense. My dad also has a rare blood disorder called Hemochromatosis, which I know is genetic. He actually discovered it by running his Ancestry raw data through a program called Prometheus. He ran my ancestry as well before he went into the hospital and…

Wow thank you so much for all the info!!! I’m a bit afraid of getting in trouble at work too, I’ve been so confused and afraid of making a mistake...

Thanks for sharing your story, I’ll have to look into that VitronC when I’m allowed to supplement. I assume it has vitamin C (hence the name) to help with iron absorption too? I always take everything I read with a grain of salt on the internet 🙂 but it’s nice meeting others who have similar experiences! I’ll attach the…

That’s what I thought too!!!!! I asked my Dr if that could be the cause and she basically shot down the idea saying it was not possible. I think she’s a very good Dr and trust her opinion. Just a waiting game I guess for the rest of the tests but I’m really curious about all this and why she may be speculating. I was way…

My total iron was 66. I wonder what that means? I find it strange with such a low ferratin level my doctor told me absolutely do not take an iron supplement...

Interesting, thanks! If you don’t mind me asking.. Did you start taking supplemental iron? Did you immediately start feeling better once you were on it or did it take some time?

Thanks all for your thoughts... I have no doubt my dad will remain true to who he is despite the situation, he’s stubborn and I don’t see him realistically going non vegan. I continue to work so that I can pay their bills and support them... I don’t want them to worry about finances right now. I am optimistic that he will…

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Unfortunately it’s up in Jacksonville (memorial hospital) which is 2 hours from me.. he initially went up there for rehab for his stroke but then when he was in rehab he threw multiple blood clots in his leg & lungs. Since he’s so far away I can only visit him on the weekend because of…

Dang, I don’t have it quite that bad but I’m also young (25 years old here). Its given me a bit of trouble so far in my knees and hips. I’ve learned to just take one day at a time... if I wake up and feel stiff and sore I go a lot slower and give myself time. I also take a lot of hot baths, they just really seem to help…

I almost always eat a cookie before I go. I don’t log it either (muhahaha!)

I have this exact same reaction but with citrus, if I eat an orange or a lemon I sweat so much. Sour candy is even worse... I’ve asked all my doctors and they’ve been puzzled. My only guess is perhaps it’s a strange allergic reaction 🤷‍♀️ Are the apples you eat sour apples like green Granny Smith? Or sweet when this…

That’s really unusual. I live in central Florida and during the summer I need water, and I’m not a big sweater and I don’t generally drink much.

I live in an extremely hot and humid climate so I’m usually forced to carry water on almost every run, I use a Nathan brand water back pack with a water bladder and tube. I really like the Nathan brand because I’m a woman and they sell models built to fit women specifically. I had trouble with other brands in the past…

I’ve heard ultra people usually do back to back long runs. Depending on your level 10 miles doesn’t sound excessive.

Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in a waffle cone 😆.

Longer, slower miles. Increase gradually so you don’t injury yourself and practice running at a conversational pace. You shouldn’t feel winded on these long runs. A training plan is also very helpful.