Low ferritin and I can barely stand up

[ByLimeAnt]

Have felt exhausted for a few months now but it has definitely got worse. I need to nap in the middle of the day and bar Teams meetings, I'm working in bed because I just can't manage sitting upright at my desk. On weekends I sleep for 2-3 hours in the afternoon. Luckily I'm fully remote.

Last year I had a colonoscopy following a positive Fit which showed 6 polyps, one of which was 15mm and I was put down for follow up on 3 years.

I saw my GP at the end of last week and got a call to discuss the results. My ferritin is 12 though haemoglobin was OK. He's put in a 2 week wait referral, prescribed iron and says I'm bleeding fairly significantly from somewhere ( FIT this time was fine???).

It seems really unlikely to be cancer to me, I would have thought the Fit rules it out. But what could it be do you think? My diet is OK.

I'm actually in the verge of asking my mum to stay for a bit because I feel so dreadful. In the middle of a divorce and he really doesn't care and there is a danger he could use it against me in terms of custody. Don't want to tell anyone. Nothing to tell at the moment really anyway.

I feel crap.

Sorry, just seen another lady's post. Coeliac negative, normal CRP and periods barely existent.

Has he tested other things also - b12, thyroid

My Mum had very low ferritin and was also told she was bleeding from somewhere. She wasn’t. No idea why her ferritin dropped so low but all investigations found no cause, so don’t panic at this point.

Thanks Trinity. Yes, b12 fine, thyroid fine

I had the same, no bleeding from anywhere. I took myself off for a private iron infusion as I don't absorb iron well from pills. Now my levels are the best they have been ever. It cost me £800. See if you can get one on the NHS but they may say no. Good luck.