Thank you for a great article. I think you have solved my problem. I used to give blood all the time and always felt great. Now i have not done so and am feeling short of breath. Surgeons here want to remove tonsils and adenoids but I would rather do this first. They blame sleep apnea ( My wife say I do not snore!) The hospital also along with the heart specialist have given advice with no blood work! They were angry I suggested they should. I get my GP to do blood counts.

Its amazing that in a country famed for sex change operations, where people come for and receive major surgery at low cost so many hospitals have such poor doctors. As a teacher here my insurance will not cover the best hospitals! Yet with broken bones and motorcycle accidents they are great!

Thanks again, regards, John