I have thalassemia minor. My blood work up is nasty looking.
Schistocyte,Ovalocyte,Microcyte,Dacryocyte etc
Getting physicians to understand how thalassemia can have an effect on all kinds of things is a mind numbing and frustrating experience.
It is not well understood in the US.
Understood better in Italy.
Sorry to hear that, but a good reason to visit Italy. :^)
Never heard about it before so I read the wiki article on it. Interesting how disease like malaria can select for what would otherwise be a genetic ‘defect’ in a way that without the Thalassemia would have been an advantageous adaptation.