I was diagnosed last November with a severe B12 deficiency. I have been on B12 shots ever since. I feel "much" better as opposed to the years leading up to my diagnosis. I was so sick every day that I literally thought I was dying. I had major digestive problems, heart palpitations, difficulty breathing at times, heart burn,
nausea, severe
headaches, ringing in the ears, hair loss, leg pains, joint pains, beginnings of vision troubles, lethargy, severe
anxiety and mood swings, twitches,
seizures where I'd smell things that weren't there and unable to focus on my surroundings for minutes on end, sleepiness during the day, overactive bladder and nocturia, bleeding gums, loss of appetite and the list goes on. I finally switched doctors and got some answers. My question now is.. "Why am I deficient?" My doctor says it's way too "complicated" to answer that, but I don't believe him. I want to see a haematologish, is the correct specialist to request and do I have that right to do so? I think I may be anemic or have pernicious anaemia. Although a great majority of my symptoms have subsided I still have some that remain. I know that because my B12 deficiency went a long time without being diagnosed that some symptoms may be irreversible, but does that also go for bleeding gums? My dentist has ruled out any problems with my teeth and gums. It is something else that is going on. They bleed way too easily. I also still have tingling in my feet and hands at times. One times a few years ago after being given yet another blood test, I was called back to the doctors immediately because either my red or white blood cells were very low or high, I can't remember. But after another blood test, they dismissed the first results. I think it was a sign of something, but they never followed up on it. Does anyone have any insight on anything I've listed? Any information or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
