googley, I'm so sorry to hear that your doctor did not give you any information on your condition. The same thing happened to me when I was told last year I had a defficiency to vitamin b12. All my doctor said was "you need shots once a week for awhile and then once a month" and did not tell me anything about it. It was only later when I talked to my cousin, who is in the medical profession, who told me that what I have is called "precicious anemia" and that I need those shots for the rest of my life. My doctor never even told me the seriousness of it or even the name of it! I later asked her if that's what I have and all she said was 'yeah but it's ok because the shots will treat you for it'. I wish doctors would be more informative with their patients and i'm sorry the same thing hapened to you. *hugs*