Lymphomartini » iron deficiency http://health.tommusic.net Two parts vodka, one part vermouth, and a splash of blood cancer. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:52:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Visit to Urgent Care http://health.tommusic.net/2009/05/visit-to-urgent-care/ http://health.tommusic.net/2009/05/visit-to-urgent-care/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 16:18:59 +0000 Tom http://health.tommusic.net/?p=15 Just about a week ago I started to have the feeling of being “over full” pretty much all the time. At first I chalked it up to some sort of indigestion, and assumed it would pass.

It did not.

Today I got a massage, and when the masseuse pressed down on my back I could feel something in my abdomen complaining.

I went to the Urgent Care at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. Lots and lots of tests ensued, including (but not limited to) blood, ultrasound, and x-ray. Five hours later I was discharged with instructions that my spleen is too big and I have an iron deficiency anemia.

On the way out we stop at the pharmacy and pick up some prescribed iron supplements. Also, as per doctor’s orders, I scheduled a CAT scan and an appointment with a Hematology/Oncology specialist for the 17th and the 22nd, respectively.

We arrived not knowing what was causing the pain, and we got answers for that. But we also had new questions; why was my spleen enlarged? Will the iron supplements be enough to shrink it?

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