“Ice - my anemia is back and have been chewing a few bags a week for months. I can’t make it fast enough - have tried- and you do NOT want to mess with me when I’m craving Ice.”
Interesting. I’ve been chronically anemic all my life and was quite the ice chewer. Working in a hospital, I had easy access to it. I used to test my blood on our in unit equipment regularly, as did the other nurses. I disclosed that to a new, 20th something doctor who wanted to run a bunch of test on me then. If I made it to 53, and I’ve always been that way, I’m probably fine, now take your head out of your laptop, moron...oh, and up your malpractice insurance because you’re an idiot.
I should have known it wasn’t just because almost 2 months of high 90’s and 100+ heat and it was the anemia again. I would have started eating more beef and taking the dreaded iron pills again. But no, I had to let it get to the point I can’t breathe, heart pounds and I get dizzy doing the slightest thing like walking 10 feet to get my next cup of ice.
It should be well known that a lot of people that chew ice might be anemic. I have known that since I was a teen. But then doctors don’t know every thing but some think they do.
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I love the ice at the hospital as it is like Sonic ice. Twice in 2010 I was in there for a week and then two weeks and the nurses probably liked me -except when they had to do a new IV line- because I was happy as long as they kept my cups full -no water. I drank water bottles I had my mom bring so they were fine with the no water in my ice.
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Just looked and saw it is the 3rd now - 2 years ago tonight I was in the ER and on the 4th I went to my doctor the first time and she put me in the hospital after about a 15 minute visit. Was in there 2 weeks and had to have 7 IV sites and those are the ones that lasted a day or two.
Have managed not to go back again but just a matter of time.
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Good thing we have cast iron pans and I can get some iron that way when SHTF. Actually think I will start using the griddle more now to help. I hate the pills as they make me sick.