I m 49 and for the past two months I ve been having strange health problems. My iron level dropped to 14 with a saturation of 4, low wbc - 2.0, ,mono level was above 600. They ve given me 2 iron infusions and b12 shots which has helped. Also I ve lost a lot of muscle tone in my left buttocks. I do not have a GI bleed and the doctors aren t giving me any reasons as to why all this is happening. Can you help me figure this out?
If you have a combined Iron and It B12 deficiency, there may be a pathology in your gut that may give rise to both these. It will be wise to consult a hematologist, and get yourself examined. In due course, you may be required to have an endoscopy (upper GI and Colonoscopy) done to have a look at the gut and for any likely pathology.