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That makes a lot of sense. I actually went to dinner with a friend and it was probably even too much for today :( What do you do to stay calm during a flare up? Or is it a matter of getting used to it? Thank you all once again for taking the time to respond to me today. I started out the day feeling...

@lyndacarol You inspired me to reach out to my PCP and set up those blood tests. It's important to be your own advocate and I needed that push, especially because I'm new/uneducated in all of these things. Thank you for taking the time to look at this post! @jimmylegs ugh that is disheartening to he...

@jimmylegs - you all are wonderful resources! I am going to have my levels re-checked while fasting next week. It appears as though the B12 deficiency is something that doctors look for, but not something they treat often? I was mistakenly self-medicating with vitamins prior to this for separate/sup...

Thanks for your response, Chris! I appreciate the notion of trying to remain calm, and I'm doing my best! Prior to last night's episode that compelled me to write in to this forum, I thought I had a pretty mellow week, all things considered. At this point, I'm more frightened by all of these other s...

Lyndacarol, Thank you for your response. You inspired me to look back on my most recent blood test records from this past August. Since you seem well-versed on this topic, are any of these results a red flag (this was a non-fasting blood test)? Vitamin B-12 427 pg/ML, 211-946 (reference interval)** ...

Hi Everyone! I'm Sarah, a 28 year old female living in DC. My immediate journey began about a month ago, but I now believe I began having symptoms about a year and a half prior. The short story about last year: I was sitting at my desk one day, and noticed blind spots in my vision. I rushed to the e...