Just a thought....
This might be a possibility if they didn't do it w/ your initial blood test...
I have hypothyroidism (low or underactive thyroid) and that can tweak a lot of things in your body.
I always had great iron levels even during my pregnancies.
My blood pressure has always been fine and aside from a few post partum pounds, I'm of a "decent" weight.
However....
Somewhere between my second son (now 6) and my daughter (now 18 months), I started getting really sluggish...no energy, no drive, winded climbing stairs (and that is NOT normal for me), never wanted to go anywhere or do anything, etc. I had a lot of things going on during that time, so I associated everything to stress.
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All of this started off mild and then progressed.
Finally, my bad cold that wouldn't go away ended up putting me in the ER. I found out there that I had bronchitis and was bordering on pneumonia!! OMG, what happened!! :new_shocked:
Follow up bloodwork with my doctor stated that my cholesterol, thyroid, iron, you name it were screaming off the charts (on top of my cold/flu issues)!
I couldn't believe it!! Turns out that my thyroid was affecting all of these things. I got my Rx and have been fine since. My doctor couldn't believe how my bloodcount and cholesterol improved a thousand times over! My tiredness is gone...although every now and then I'll lose motivation to clean up or something...but that is another topic!
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Here's a link I found and good luck!
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothyroidism/DS00353