There was a blood donation campaign in my fac the other day. I went to the campaign, was thinking to donate my precious blood to help save others life. I attempted to donate blood 2 years ago but failed because the guy said the iron level in my blood was not sufficient. That day, I went to the campaign, hoping that I could donate. Again, the guy said the iron level in my blood was not sufficient. I went with high expectation but left with tremendous disappointment. Sien diao…
I googled in what to eat to increase the iron level in my blood. The article I read stated that I must eat more eggs and leafy vege. I eat all these stuffs everyday but still my condition remains intact since the past 2 years. What the fart…
So, I told my mom about it and asked her whether I should go to get myself some iron pills from Pusat Kesihatan(PK) in UKM. My mom said I should and encouraged me to go. Since seeing doctor at PK is free, so I went :)
I waited for half an hour before it was my turn to meet the doctor. The doctor advised me to go through a blood test to see the difference before and after I take iron pills. So I went to the lab and the lab assistant extracted about 30 ml of blood from my body. Gosh, 30 ml…I got the result and went back to the doctor.
The doctor said my iron level is just sufficient for myself to survive alone but not enough to be donated to others. In other words, ANEMIA!!!! She said my diet was okay just that the iron level in my blood is a bit low compare to a normal person. I think all the iron tends to leave my body when I was perioding. Maybe they prefer the vast outside world to my tiny little body. Kidding…
So, the doctor gave me some iron pills just enough for me to consume for 2 weeks. Apart from that, she also gave me vitamin C and folic acid pills. She said merely taking iron pills, the iron won’t change into blood in my body. So I also need to take vitamin C and folic acid to turn the iron into blood.
Hopefully, my blood will be full of iron after 2 weeks :)