by Tracey Witty | Sep 16, 2015 | Male B12 deficiency, Misconceptions, Signs and symptoms
This little fella spent a long lime in hospital as a child following a diagnosis of Perthes disease (Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease). Perthes is a childhood hip disorder caused by a disruption of blood flow to the ball of the hip joint. By the time he was 30 years old he...
by Tracey Witty | Jul 29, 2015 | Misconceptions, Signs and symptoms, Understanding
Over the weekend I was ambushed by a sickness bug, I was in pain, exhausted and miserable with a screaming headache – however I knew it would pass and that I would be free of feeling like a rag doll in a matter of days. It occurred to me that what I was...
by Tracey Witty | Jul 23, 2015 | Misconceptions, Serum B12 test, Signs and symptoms, Treatment
As usual, I want to say that I acknowledge there are some clinicians who treat B12 patients correctly, this sorry tale below only refers to those who don’t. See below another shocker of a letter sent to a B12 deficient patient whose doctor is perhaps hard of hearing...
by Tracey Witty | May 19, 2015 | Education
I want to say a huge thank you to the fantastic four; Sally Pacholok, Lorraine Cleaver, Umahro Cadogan, and Dr Malcolm Kendrick – who all have more than one thing in common; A passion for educating and exposing truth, unflappable tenacity and humour! Sally...
by Tracey Witty | May 11, 2015 | Education, Petition
At some point this dam will have to burst, there are just too many of us shouting about our undiagnosed or under treated deficiencies to be ignored for much longer. Many of us find our way to support groups because our doctor’s have a profound lack of...