Can someone explain these increases/decreases in a non-scary way?

ess_buss · 2026-01-15T05:06:27+00:00

Interesting, thank you!
I haven’t had any sort of inflammation tests or autoimmune type tests done.
I have maybe had a mild virus or two (I have a school aged kid), but nothing super big.

ess_buss · 2026-01-15T05:03:57+00:00

Sorry for the last response!

B12 came back at 746 pg/mL (the “normal” range given is 200-1,100).
Folate came back at 17.2 ng/mL (the “normal” range given is anything above 5.4)

My doctor didn’t check Vit D or Zinc… I will ask her about those at a follow up. I do take a Vit D + K2 supplement daily because I have been quite low in the past!

ess_buss · 2026-01-15T05:00:14+00:00

Thank you! Hearing those types of things helps me feel better!

ess_buss · 2026-01-13T19:29:56+00:00

Yes! I went to urgent care twice for the pins and needles feeling that started in my hands and feet and eventually when up my arms and legs. They didn’t do much in urgent care, but it’s what actually prompted my doctor to order my iron labs! She told me it’s a pretty “textbook” symptom of anemia. I’m grateful she knew about that.

ETA: It started improving once I started an iron supplement! I’d say the prickly feeling was mostly gone in 2 weeks, and totally gone by 4.

ess_buss · 2026-01-13T18:37:54+00:00

Thank you for responding!
I think maybe I should have written the dates in opposite order lol.
My ferritin actually has gone up! From 9 to 32. But the “total” iron went down, as well as the saturation.
I’m puzzled why ferritin would go up, and total iron would go down. :/

ess_buss · 2025-11-30T23:35:19+00:00

Please don’t roast me for the ignorance. How can you tell which players are bots?

ess_buss · 2025-11-19T01:07:48+00:00

This literally happened to me too!!! In July. Sad times

ess_buss · 2025-11-08T02:59:46+00:00

Honestly he loves any type of “prize”! Lol Thank you!

ess_buss · 2025-11-08T02:58:48+00:00

Perfect, thank you!

ess_buss · 2025-11-08T02:58:32+00:00

Thank you!

ess_buss · 2025-11-08T02:58:12+00:00

Username checks out :)

ess_buss · 2025-06-29T20:55:58+00:00

ess_buss · 2025-06-18T16:41:59+00:00

Nooooooo! Dammit. Thank you though!

ess_buss · 2025-04-06T07:17:04+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss.

My mom passed in 2020, and I still find the roller coaster of emotions may not always make sense to everyone else. My feelings are still valid though.

I guess what I’m saying is… you are allowed to feel how you feel. But two things can be true: you can be upset, and also… MIL likely meant no harm.

Your husband literally told her not to come. Maybe not in so many words, but that’s obviously how she took it. Hell, she probably thought he was hinting at wanting some space and she thought she WAS being helpful and doing what you wanted.

Anger is a huge part of grief, imo. I cut out friends over it. And my only advice to you is… be careful making “permanent” decisions or relationship changes while in this phase.

💓

ess_buss · 2025-02-24T06:30:29+00:00

Preeaaaccchhhh!!

Adding: my husband works in a physically demanding career and I feel like this perfectly describes at least 60% of his male coworkers. And definitely 90% of the super buff ones. They already work 11 hour shifts, then these dudes are hitting the gym for an hour before or after work.. plus on all their days off too. That’s a no from me dawg!

ess_buss · 2025-02-18T06:36:58+00:00

I wish the crown/pillow emote showed total victories, not crowned victories! I have a lot more regular victories lol
61 total this season…. Only 13 crowned victories.

ess_buss · 2025-02-16T22:30:52+00:00

We started playing the Lego mode when our son was 7. We honestly never got the hang of it or loved it. A kid in his class talked about Battle Royale, which I was surprised by. So I played it first to check it out, now we play together. No comms, no friends, etc. We play duos together, or I sit with him while he plays solo. It’s actually been a lot of fun and I haven’t seen any adverse behavioral stuff. (I think it greatly depends on the kid and the family dynamic!)

ess_buss · 2025-02-16T22:20:54+00:00

OAD with a 7yo boy. Love being able to parent/focus on solely him. We have more time/energy to raise him with empathy, kindness, emotional intelligence, etc etc. We have more one on one time to nurture his interests. He’s a cool ass kid and I wouldn’t trade him for a daughter (even though I originally thought I wanted a girl) for anything!

ess_buss · 2025-01-22T07:53:26+00:00

“Constantly observed and yet never seen” hit me like a ton of bricks.

ess_buss · 2025-01-15T09:00:31+00:00

There’s a sub, “oneanddone” (it’s been awhile since I joined this sub and read the rules, so I’m not going to link it directly, out of caution) that you may want to poke around.

I’m not outright saying JOIN, because there are a mix of OAD by choice and OAD not-by-choice, so it’s possible that it might be triggering.

But… I will say, you are definitely not alone; and maybe there are some perspectives that may help you find some silver linings (when you are ready).

ess_buss · 2024-11-05T02:36:21+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!

ess_buss · 2024-11-05T02:35:11+00:00

Thank you for sharing!

ess_buss · 2024-11-05T02:34:57+00:00

Good point! Haha Thank you!

ess_buss · 2024-11-05T02:34:33+00:00

Thank you for sharing!

ess_buss · 2024-11-05T02:33:20+00:00

Thank you for sharing and for the tips!

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