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[hathycol]

I just phoned up about the blood test results. Don't have celiac's disease, which is a blessing. Am apparently very healthy.

Do apparently have anaemia. This would make sense as the only thing I know to contain iron is red meat, which I haven't eaten since about 2000. They are 'a bit concerned' about the levels of iron in my blood. I am going to be given - oh yes - another prescription.

In the space of a year, I have bunged on three different new mdications. I'm going to start rattling soon at this rate.

Today I have also phoned up the TV licensing people. Angrily. For the fourth time. They don't appear to understand that I really, really don't have a TV, ergo I'm not planning on paying for a licence. I got angry. A lot. Then I apologised because it wasn't his fault. Then I got angry again. ARGH. I DO NOT LIKE GETTING LETTERS WITH LOTS OF RED WRITING AND 'FINAL WARNING' ON THEM.

Anyway. I now have about four hours to get to Leuchars, get tickets for tomorrow, get back, print out some worksheets for my wee tutee, have a shower, go to Dundee, try not crash into a fiery inferno. Busy busy.

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[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Spinach contains a lot of iron too...

[tau_sigma]

Egg yolks have iron in, too. And most green vegetables, I think. I'm glad you're ok apart form that.

And grr at ye olde TV licensing. They do that a lot to people in college, I think; just because you've previously had one they assume that you will forever more pay them. Hmph.

[hannahbassill.livejournal.com]

Yeah, dark green cabbage / other leaves contain a lot of iron ^-^ Heck, it's how I've survived! Of course it does help to like these veggies and eat them willingly, ho hum!

Glad you're ok generally, and that you got the all clear from coeliacs!

xXx

[mettanna.livejournal.com]

Heh, snap on the anaemia thing. Are they giving you iron supplements? Good to hear that it's not celiac's, have you tried peppermint oil for the IBS? That's what i was given a couple of years ago, and they definitely seemed to help a bit. Hope you're feeling ok :)

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

*cuddles*

You know, I haven't had any gyp from the licensing people in years? In my first year of university we all got bitchy "OMG U DON'T HAVE A LICENSE" letters so I phoned up and said "I've binned my TV aerial and only use my TV to play on my PS2. Is that okay?" and the girl was all "Er... sure?", took my name and address, and I've NEVER HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. Hooray!

:O!

*comforting cuddles though*

[sevenhelz.livejournal.com]

if they're only putting you on iron it'll be fine, it won't upset your emotions or anything like that. it might make you feel more awake though.
you can be gluten-intolerant without having coeliacs disease. telling you you don't have coeliacs disease means "you aren't going to explode if you touch an oat". if you know that you need to be off wheat, be off wheat!

peppermint oil, mentioned above, tends to relive nausea - not sure what else it can do, but you're welcome to my bottle as i now control my diet to the point of obsession.
love
xx

[shoe--gal.livejournal.com]

If you take iron tablets/eat iron rich food together with something that's got vitamin c in it, you'll find your body absorbs it better. Don't take it with dairy though, because I think calcium has the opposite effect.

[jennnlee.livejournal.com]

More iron-rich stuff - raisins and dried apricots. When I had anemia I ate a lot of dried apricots. Mostly because they were yummy. Good luck!