You could probably visit ANY street in the world and find B12 deficient residents. In twenty homes you may find eight people who are deficient, and this may be just two families, including the children of course. B12 deficiency is very common, however it is very...
B12 is tragically undiagnosed and misdiagnosed in children, for many doctors testing for this deficiency is not even on their radar. In the rare cases when it is tested, there’s every likelihood it won’t be diagnosed due to the dangerously low lab reference ranges in...
Obviously to those enlightened health care professionals who understand the role of vitamins and minerals, this commonly spoken phrase is of course a completely ridiculous statement. To those of us who suffer from B12 deficiency it’s infuriating to be told this by...
For some bizarre reason, if you happen to be unlucky enough to be under this South Wales NHS Trust and you are deficient in B12 you might have Hell’s own job ever being diagnosed. Their shockingly low, lower reference level of 130 ng/L for the serum B12 test has...
Imagine feeling that taking your own life is preferable to fighting your doctor for your right to this essential vitamin Imagine being tested for B12 deficiency and even though the serum test shows you are deficient, your doctor denies treatment because she doesn’t...
Do you have a diagnosis of CFS or ME? It is widely documented that chronic fatigue is a symptom of B12 deficiency, it is also known that B12 deficiency can be misdiagnosed as CFS and ME. It is also known that macrocytosis does not need to be present for the person to...
Sometimes a visit to the doctors has us feeling like children, if you have ever tried to challenge or assert yourself you may well have been 'told off'. I have been shocked by the number of sulky, rude, arrogant doctors I have encountered during my battle. At...
Here's another letter, this 'specialist' appears unaware that parasthesia is a neurological symptom. The patient should actually be having an injection every other day 'until no further improvement' according to BNF guidelines. Please consider signing and...
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