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    2 months ago

    Had kinda the opposite happen to me fell out of breathe and increased heart rate with minor exertion, felt light headed.

    Family: you’re out of shape

    Google: anemia

    Me: anemia, EZPZ just see the doc and get some iron pills, right as rain

    Doctor: Leukemia

    The emergency room doctor said my hemoglobin was “impressively low” it was at 3.9 g/dL

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        2 months ago

        Hey no worries, that was back in 2020, I’m now almost a year out from stem cell transplant. Lucky for me I have a brother that was a perfect match.

        I appreciate the thought though

        Edit: I understand that many people aren’t as lucky an I was, so I want to encourage everyone to register to be a stem cell or marrow donor if you can. Also donate blood (if you can), I needed a LOT of blood transfusions through the course of my treatment