Spent last night in the emergency room receiving two blood transfusions. My hemoglobin was deathly low at 5.5, whereas the norm is between 10 and 14 for women. I needed two bags to get back to an anemic level. Between not going in for physicals (my last one was four years ago), not taking iron, and possibly using Trileptal (which I read requires blood checks that my previous doc never informed me about), I shouldn't be surprised.

Made it through. The kicker is that I'm chasing my primary doctor. No one's picking up the phone or returning my message about the ER trip, which unnerves me because I'd like to get started on iron supplements as soon as possible. Also, I'm having difficulty tracking down my new pdoc because I need to know if I should continue with Trileptal.

I'm just tired (Only got two to three hours, I think, of sleep upon returning from the hospital). Last night was weird. I'm still discombobulated from it.