Hi Broke and welcome to the forum.

I'm sorry about the symptoms you've been experiencing. It sounds like you've had a lot to contend with but I'm glad you've consulted your doctor about this.

You can find out more about folate just here but if you'd like to have a quick chat with our nurses, they're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m.

I hope the doctor is able to put your mind at ease when your speak with them.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi,

I have leukaemia, so I can only tell you my experience everyone is different....there are different types, I have myeloid. I didn’t have any crazy symptoms that made me sit up and think I had anything but I started with unusual bowel issues which is what took me to the doctors, after blood tests I had high ish platelets and white blood cells and that was it. They kept telling me I had ibs! It went on a few months and in the end I was very assertive about seeing a haematologist and after a few rounds of special blood tests at the hospital they diagnosed it pretty quickly. I think sometimes you can end up going around in circles at the GPs. 

Looking back I did have a few tired spells (not many but they felt strange) they didn’t feel like a traditional tired feeling it was more like someone had completely unplugged me, like a total crash out of no where, ie one minute fine next minute your completely exhausted and can barely get off the sofa. I didn’t feel tired all the time.

Theres a lot of good support sites on Facebook for leukaemia, there are a myriad of symptoms I have read people have had before being diagnosed with what I have, all which could be related to anything, if you can see a Heamatologist if it carries on they are the experts.

Wishing you all the best x