Is It Possible To Obtain B12 Jabs Privately?

[dunnitall]

For my OH because has all the bad symptoms especially neurological ones and in low range results. Dr's will not give injections in fact won't diagnose deficiency because of it! I just wondered if we could pay for them from somewhere....without this diagnosis....things are getting worse re symptoms I am so worried. Ironically and cruelly I feel...I am just low of the range, symptoms not as bad and they've put me on the injections!

[bednobs]

again, i know it's difficult but if he's had symptoms for 11 years, another six weeks seems a small time to wait

[Sqad]

Bednobs.....what have you got against the "blind "use of B12 injections until he sees the Consultant.
They can't do any harm and may do some good, particularly if the neurological symptoms are due to B12 defy?

[ummmm]

I'm on VitB12 Tablets (you could probably buy them on-line) I take VitB12 strong, VitB1 and Folic acid daily. If I don't take them I feel very poorly.

[ummmm]

And I was told you can't take too much Vit B. The body just discretes any excess

[bednobs]

i havent got anything against it at all, i am not a diagnostician, nor a prescriber. All i am saying is that in an illness lasting 11 years, 6 weeks or so does not seem all that long

[Sqad]

dunitall....it will be interesting to see the levels of plasma homocysteine. if it is raised, then one must consider a diagnosis of P.A even with normal B12 levels and the only directive being his neurological symptoms.

[Sqad]

Bednobs...OK.

[dunnitall]

bednobs...this consultant saw him in 2007 for the low platelets and all the symptoms, didn't diagnose anything. This time same guy Haematologist.... Told my daughter don't expect to get injections or appt sooner. Where is that fair when they already have all the info and won't TRIAL him on the treatment. It won't hurt to give him it because of symptoms alone! The range for 'normal' is 148 to 941. So huge range. He was 178 which is considered LOW but in range.

With elderly people they should consider everything.. esp symptoms and that low range in normal not everyone will be deficient, depends on body mass etc etc. So they are not being fair not trialling him...even nurse said that. As for another six weeks... When it's been eleven years. YES IT DOES MATTER. Even NHS guidelines say treat as a matter of urgency and I can see that, with him getting worse as he collapses into his chair breathless, tired, cannot get up. When I told GP this last week he said, then get him to A and E!!! What The Funicular?

GP could treat and avoid more costs by A and E attendance ...tho my OH would not withstand the wait under the conditions.

Ummmm you are right about B12 rare to overdose. We put him on B 12 spray as it's easily absorbed it hasn't helped because he needs the jabs .... If he gets them he can do maintenance dose of the spray, but when you take B12 before a blood test it puts the bood results up..false readings.

Sqad ..homo test came back as 15.4 so not as high as some of course...but that consultant knew it and said he didn't know what to do next...got it in a letter from him. IMO it should have rung bells to notify him 'might' be to do with B12 but never followed up! Re P.A. I think not as haemoglobin ok ...but who knows until they actually look into things. All they are seeing is 'normal' end of and nothing more investigated which we feel is totally wrong!!

Thanks for all your interest... It really is appreciated when I feel we are losing the battle.