Wish Me Luck *Sigh*

I have an appointment with my doctor in two hours. I cannot get the meds I need here in Canada, and I need to find out if there is some kind of acceptable alternative.

I have pernicious anemia and regular B-12 injections do not work; the only thing that helps me is a time-release B-12A (hydroxocobalamin). The manufacturer is Watson Labs in the U.S. I cannot find a place that will send it outside of the U.S. (Actually, there is a lab in China that produces it and would send it here but that is very scary to me but I will be discussing this option with my doctor if I have to.)

I have been suffering and am hoping I can have a solution before more permanent damage is done. *sigh*

Any good wishes are greatly appreciated!

Wow, that is tough. Wish I had some good words of wisdom or experience for you, but all I have is lots of and some very strong good luck vibes!

Hope you find a good solution soon!

Good luck! I hope you can find a way to get the meds you need.

Thank you both for the well wishes! They mean a lot to me.

I'm off to the doctor now... I hope I don't start crying during my appointment, I hate that!

Chin up, I've got my iPod and my water bottle...

I will post an update when I get back.

Best of luck at your appointment! I would be hesitant to take anything from China myself, just because all the latest troubles.

Good luck at the Doctors

Lots of prayers and vibes headed your way! I hope you're able to come up with a solution with your doctor so you can get the medication you need.

Good Luck.
I hope the doctor has a good and reasonable option for you.

Don´t get nervous Kat!...

for you keep strong!...
keep us updated my friend!...

Good luck!!

Hope all goes well for you. I, too, am (severely anemic), but it is not the type you have.

BTW, I lost track of the post you posted about a few months ago, about getting up in the middle of the night, and craving orange juice. Is the anemia somehow related to this, or did you ever find out what was causing it?

for your appointment and for finding the medicine or a generic alternative.

I wouldn't order anything from China at this point.

Aren't there sites on-line where you could order it?

Yikes! I hope they can find something for you or work something out. I hope it all went ok for you there.

I hope the appointment went well today and you didn't cry during it (I hate doing that too... )

Thanks for the kind words!

There's not much to tell you. I got a prescription for the regular B-12, and I got the requisition to have a bunch of blood tests done in January. There aren't really any other options right now.

laureen227, no sublingual doesn't even help maintain.

MargeCat, I'm no longer craving orange juice, but I did go buy a pregnancy test after so many people mentioned that! I'm not pregnant, thank goodness, that would not be good on all kinds of levels. I told my doctor about it and we are going to test for insulin-resistance in January.

butzie, my doctor said not to order from China, either. We are going to see what my levels are in a couple of months and how I am feeling with the regular B-12. I searched on the internet; evidently the hydroxocobalamin is not approved in Canada so the U.S. companies won't send it here (except for China and that is kind of weird).

sarahp, I didn't cry.


I really appreciate all of you.

I hope that the appointment went well for you. Sending lots of that you find a viable solution.

i hope you feel better soon.

Quesiton why cant you get what you need in canada? or did i just miss that part?

It's not approved here. I found some stuff on the web that says Canada is doing testing and research on it but it's still not sold here.

Thank you both for the well-wishes.