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Pernicious Anemia and B12 Ranges

Posted by bumble81 @bumble81, Sep 18, 2019

I was diagnosed in 2015. Do any of you with PA still have symptoms related to your PA even when your B12 levels are in normal ranges? I was under the impression that getting B12 shots would eliminate any issues caused by PA.

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loisnovell | @loisnovell | Jan 31, 2021
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@loisnovell

I'm glad to hear that you have an appointment coming up for a physical. I hope you do get some answers.
If you read the article that I posted, did you learn anything new or anything that seemed to apply to your current health situation?

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Yes I found it very informative and very glad that you sent it. Thank you again..

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roefote64 | @roefote64 | Feb 27, 2021

Hello, my first auto immune disease was Hashimoto’s. Actually it was asthma and allergies as a baby. I now have gastritis, Gerd, type one diabetes, lichen planus, vitiligo, psoriasis and pernicious anemia. I am feeling like the poster child for auto immune diseases. I’m in my mid-50s. I would really like to know what the optimum levels of B12 should be for someone with pernicious anemia? I take B12 shots randomly but would really like to know how to manage this effectively. I have talk to my GP about it but it doesn’t seem like she’s very knowledgeable is there another specialist I could see?

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Hello, my first auto immune disease was Hashimoto’s. Actually it was asthma and allergies as a baby. I now have gastritis, Gerd, type one diabetes, lichen planus, vitiligo, psoriasis and pernicious anemia. I am feeling like the poster child for auto immune diseases. I’m in my mid-50s. I would really like to know what the optimum levels of B12 should be for someone with pernicious anemia? I take B12 shots randomly but would really like to know how to manage this effectively. I have talk to my GP about it but it doesn’t seem like she’s very knowledgeable is there another specialist I could see?

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Hello @roefote64 - Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute along with your primary care doctor the following specialists may be involved - a neurologist (nervous system specialist), a cardiologist (heart specialist), a hematologist (blood disease specialist), and a gastroenterologist (digestive tract specialist).

- NIH - Pernicious Anemia: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/pernicious-anemia

Have you asked your GP if she can give you a referral to a specialist?

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