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Please help re: iron levels

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nathollyandmatthew · 26/10/2005 10:00

i need some advice please
my son is nearly 16 months and has alot of health probs
what im concerned about at the mo is hes very pale, sleeps alot and i mean alot, he does 12 hours at nite, wakes about 8.30-9am then goes bk to sleep at 11 til 1, then by about 3 hes bk sleeping til gone 5 then he goes bed at 7.30

he also get ill alot
matthew paed says he last blood was taken in july and that was fine so the paed says there no way hes blood can change that quickly, which i think is crap so he is refusing to check him

i have now gone over him and booked matthew a doc app on friday, i may b wrong and hes iron levels may b ok, but without checking how does anyone know

so is it possible for iron levels to drop in 3 months, i think it is and the paed is talking crap

can anyoe help

love nat

OP posts:
flamebat · 26/10/2005 10:08

Of course iron can drop in 3 months!! Can you get a second opinion?

flamebat · 26/10/2005 10:09

Ooops, you have already Hopefully the doc will be more sane.

nathollyandmatthew · 26/10/2005 10:22

well im hoping so to, but all the other gp at my surgery r crap and the good one is on holiday, so will just have to hope i get listened to

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flamebat · 28/10/2005 09:13

Good luck today

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