Alright I'm 13, 5'2, 130 pounds. Stopped growing, blah blah, only health problems I ever really had were inner ear and throat stuff like tinnitus and laryngitis like once every two years. :/
I have been having symptoms of anemia since my thirteenth birthday. They are;
Weakness
Lightheaded (Most frequent and severe symptom, nearly always feel like I'm going to pass out no matter what I do, standing up from when I sit my vision black out, can't breath, etc. )
Random speeds of my heartbeat throughout the day
Migraines every day for no apparent reason, even when I'm in a quiet room and totally hydrated. :/
Getting paler than usual at random times a few days at a time for no reason, no matter how much time I spend outside or inside.
Occasional leg cramps
Insomnia like there's no freaking tomorrow
I'm pretty active. I run the track at my school twice every day or so, run around and do nothing alot, ride my bike after school, play with my brothers... But for the most part I've got a pretty poor diet. Eating frozen foods from the refrigerator... I'd say the only healthy stuff I get is yogurt and cheerios. I don't eat much for the most part either. I'll have a bowl of cereal for breakfast with a yogurt, a cereal bar and some crackers for lunch, and random crap for dinner.
No matter how much I tell my parents I think there's something wrong with me, they insist that there isn't and refuse to even consider getting me tested for this. My biological mother, grandmother, and half sister also have anemia. I am positive I do, too. I haven't been to the doctor since February 2010 for a tonsillectomy, and I had a kidney stone in August 2010 before that cause I went on some crazy diet :/
Do you think that I'm right when I say I've got anemia? If you do, wouldn't the doctors have already caught it? And how could I convince my dad to get me to the hospital because he's so damn stubborn? I'm not allowed to buy any pills or vitamins without his permission, so, I don't know what to do. I'd appreciate your advice. :/
I have been having symptoms of anemia since my thirteenth birthday. They are;
Weakness
Lightheaded (Most frequent and severe symptom, nearly always feel like I'm going to pass out no matter what I do, standing up from when I sit my vision black out, can't breath, etc. )
Random speeds of my heartbeat throughout the day
Migraines every day for no apparent reason, even when I'm in a quiet room and totally hydrated. :/
Getting paler than usual at random times a few days at a time for no reason, no matter how much time I spend outside or inside.
Occasional leg cramps
Insomnia like there's no freaking tomorrow
I'm pretty active. I run the track at my school twice every day or so, run around and do nothing alot, ride my bike after school, play with my brothers... But for the most part I've got a pretty poor diet. Eating frozen foods from the refrigerator... I'd say the only healthy stuff I get is yogurt and cheerios. I don't eat much for the most part either. I'll have a bowl of cereal for breakfast with a yogurt, a cereal bar and some crackers for lunch, and random crap for dinner.
No matter how much I tell my parents I think there's something wrong with me, they insist that there isn't and refuse to even consider getting me tested for this. My biological mother, grandmother, and half sister also have anemia. I am positive I do, too. I haven't been to the doctor since February 2010 for a tonsillectomy, and I had a kidney stone in August 2010 before that cause I went on some crazy diet :/
Do you think that I'm right when I say I've got anemia? If you do, wouldn't the doctors have already caught it? And how could I convince my dad to get me to the hospital because he's so damn stubborn? I'm not allowed to buy any pills or vitamins without his permission, so, I don't know what to do. I'd appreciate your advice. :/