I haven’t had the feeling-warm surgery. I was standing by the fake fire yesterday mentioning how cold I felt, and Tom said, “That’s a symptom of anorexia!” After we all stared at him like he was nuts (which we do often, and he is), he said, “I mean, that iron-deficient thing!” “Anemia.” “Yeah, that!”
However, I take a vitamin with 150% of my RDV of iron, so I don’t think it’s that.
My coldness (to the core!) is because of my poor circulation, which I have had since I was a child. This has resulted in angina, but it is not fatal.
Iron is not necessarily the item that is at fault for the feeling that one will never warm up. It could be as simple as a a low thyroid/poor circulation thingy. Both of which I am guilty of.
My heart is strong, and I have been taking kelp pills (thyroid-friendly) so I know that the occasional angina pangs are not dire.
Relax, TC! And see that Tom goes to medical school! He will be a “natural!”
Maybe you need a measure of your iron-binding capacity. Then, again, it could be a bunch of other things. You have to give Tom credit for his concern and for trying. After all, he can tell a raven from a crow. Or something.