A Lighter Shade of Pale
~E~ Damn. I'd walk a bit and feel like I'd just done a workout; I couldn't be THAT out of shape! My leg muscles would burn a little. That turned into walking a short distance and feeling out of breath. Pretty soon, I'd go downstairs and sort laundry and have to take a breather before I went upstairs again. I'd walk two blocks and have to stop, chest heaving and muscles locked up, and wait before I could go on. It was frustrating and a bit scary, there was NO WAY this was just being out of shape. Every walk from the parking garage to my office, from my office to the lunchroom, left me feeling like I had run a marathon. People looked at me funny. After a doctor visit, it turns out I'm fairly severely anemic! Not hospital-bad, but bad. That explains the physical weirdness, the crazy restless-leg syndrome I've been suffering with for the past couple of months. I'm glad it's something that is eminently treatable! Iron supplements for however long it take