Hi all, it's been forever since I've posted. I have been very ill for the last year and a half. I have chronic pancreatitis that we think is worsened by the hemochromatosis. When I get a flare up of pancreatitis I simply can't eat...I can barely get 1000 calories in a day if I'm lucky....I just started back at school again after taking a year off and having various surgeries on my pancreas

I have been struggling to find a good birth control pill to be on after trying to go without for a year and failing because it seemed to anger all of my other health issues. I was in between birth control pills when I had my last phlebotomy and I happened to have a very heavy period on the same week. Then I had a huge flare up of pancreatitis like 10 days later....3 weeks later a really bad period again...I've not been eating well and I ended up going off of my B12 sublingual supp. for a week or so when I ran out and took pills, but I guess I wasn't absorbing them as I'm on the max dose of RX acid blocking meds which I've now learned can keep you from digesting B12. I have had a HORRIBLE headache this last week and I'm exhausted...sores in my mouth, hair falling out, my eyes are incredibly painful and sensitive I'm just a mess really...

What do y'all do when you are anemic? I know I can't take iron supplements, I am on my normal B12 again but is there anything else I can do? Planning on going to the Dr. on Monday but I'm just miserable with this headache right now and would love any input you guys could have! I think I'm going back on the birth control that does not let me have periods because I have to have some control over something! Phlebs, plus periods, plus chronic inflammation, plus a horrible diet is just way too much for me to take at this point!