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energy. I even had to change to dry cat food because I couldn't stand and chop up their canned food... this from the person who every day had prepared homemade food for years. My doctor reviewed my charts one day and noticed my wbc's were going up from year to year. She sent me to an oncologist and, sure enough, a slow leukemia. Then the oncologist noticed my rbc's weren't up to snuff. I had a hormone related anemia. I think the anemia has the worst effect. Reduced oxygen to the brain and body. Reduced iron. We can't get it up to normal, but we're trying to keep it from worsening.

Make sure your doctor is checking your bloodwork over the long haul. Don't forget the thyroid! Most doctors just run a baby thyroid check and use normal markers that permit a thyroid irregularity to slip through the cracks. One doctor ran further thyroid tests and diagnosed Hawasaki, I think it's called....not all that uncommon, so doctors should check for it.

I hope you have a good physical doctor!!!