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How Can Severe Fatigue And Anemia Be Treated?

I have severe fatigue in late afternoon early evening, Anemia probably due to Stomach By-Pass surgery and malabsorption disease afterwards leading to several intravenous iron infusions. The last one in Feb 17, but currently 172 Ferritin and blood work is good. I take many vitamins/minerals including 2 types of iron, daily. I loose the volume of my voice and go horse for an hour or so often. Blood pressure seems good at those times and blood sugar levels good as well. I have periods with difficulty walking, weak leg muscles, shuffling feet, tripping/falling, then later on my strength may return. Worse after sitting for a while and then trying to walk. I use a cane when I go out like to the mall or stores, especially camping with the Scouts on uneven ground. Daily lower leg cramps, mostly in the evening, no swelling though, once so severe I was taken by ambulance to hospital... Sudden onset of hypertension Oct 16 to the present, Amlodipine, Metropolol, Lisinopril now. Often suffering confusion feeling lost , I temporarily don t recognise where I am , which is somewhat disconcerting, but fleeting and I remember and move on. Lupus test came back mildly positive in Oct 16, in the 400 s. Subsequent blood tests show no dna damage, no symptoms other than 2 nodules were found in my lungs March 17, that were only scars by Sept 17, upon Cat Scan retesting. Heart ultrasound, walking stress test negative. I just have a large panel of blood tests that were all within normal limits, Thyroid, Liver, Heart, several absorption tests such as iron, CBC and Hematocrit were good as well. Any ideas?
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
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Further evaluation needed for your weakness. Thyroid, anemia, liver problem and cardiac cause has already been ruled out. I suggest you to investigate further with serum calcium estimation, serum B12 estimation, serum pottasium estimation, serum random blood sugar estimation. If all these reports negative than NCV or EMG can be investigated. I suggest you to consult good physician for examination.

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How Can Severe Fatigue And Anemia Be Treated?

Hello welcome to Ask A Doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advise. Further evaluation needed for your weakness. Thyroid, anemia, liver problem and cardiac cause has already been ruled out. I suggest you to investigate further with serum calcium estimation, serum B12 estimation, serum pottasium estimation, serum random blood sugar estimation. If all these reports negative than NCV or EMG can be investigated. I suggest you to consult good physician for examination. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.