Re: New Labs

[Guest guest]

Should I be taking iron?

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Bonnie

I'm not " medical " so my advice is worthless. But... I would take

Iron. I do take Iron, even though it has never been prescribed to

me...And I just barely stay out of the anemia range. JUST BARELY.

Your Ferritin is a Iron Storage Protein. With your ferritin being

low you don't have much " reserve " .

Iron deficiency anemia comes on gradually. When your rate of iron

loss exceeds the amount of iron you absorb from the gut, iron stores

are slowly used up. At this stage, ferritin will be low, but serum

iron and TIBC are usually normal and there is no anemia. As iron

deficiency worsens, serum iron levels fall, TIBC and transferrin

rise, and anemia starts to develop. With prolonged or severe iron

deficiency, the red cells become small and pale.

If you decide to take Iron. Take it on an empty stomach with

something acidic. Like vitamin C or a juice like orange juice.

Nothing else. Wait an hour or two then start taking your calcium and

vitamins.

Ferrous Fumarate is a recommended " type " of iron to take. (I

personally take Vitron-C..just because it is the appropriate 'type'

of iron and it comes Combo-ed with vitamin C...so I'm good to go.

(ADDITIONAL MONITORING OF YOUR DOSE OR CONDITION may be needed if you

are taking tetracycline or quinolone antibiotics, penicillamine, or

thyroid hormones.)

The following website is just to show you a picture of it with some

info. Not as a suggested ordering site. I know vitalady.net carries

it. I have ordered it from rite-aid and Costco. I have found it In-

stock at CVS pharmacy. Shop around for a good deal. Also...I'm not

saying that YOU should take Vitron-C. I'm just supplying the info

because experience has taught me that once I say what I take others

want the info....so I'm just going ahead and providing the " what I

take " info.

http://www.medshopexpress.com/125610.html

Bonnie, this is why it is important to do our labs every year,

regardless of how far out we are or how good our labs have been in

the past. We never know when we need to tweak our supplements. So

congrats to you for doing your follow ups! YEA!!!!

About your PTH. Vitamin D deficiency is being said to be at epidemic

levels in the USA and Canada. Recently they doubled

the " recommended " daily allowance. (for normies). Look at your labs

and if your Magnesium levels are on the low side...add some magnesium

as you need that to help absorb your calcium. Also...go to the

Dssurgery.com website and look at the recent 2 December newsletter.

There is some very important info about absorbing calcium and if you

are running a bit acidic or alkaline.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

So until a baby has a Hgb drop they don't

> use their own iron. (I hope i am making sense)

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Mel

You made perfect sense. I can see how taking alot of Iron over and

extended period of time could shut down our ability to store iron.

The body has an amazing ability to adjust for survival. It most

certainly is food for thought and also it shows why people shouldn't

take " internet friends " diagnosis and treatment as the gospel.

We " should " be consulting with our doctors...lol...problem is... " I "

don't always agree with Doctors. Too often they are too conservative

and generic in our treatments. Know what I mean?

Does your doctors have any theories as to why your marrow iron stores

are void? Also, do you think this bone form of anemia plays a part

with your fibro pain?

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

I just don't know if there are enough hours in the day to space out

my 3000+ mg of calcium and then space that from the iron.  I guess

I'll have to make up some sort of schedule.

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Bonnie

One thing that can help with getting it all in...think of it as a 24

hour schedule. You don't have to " get it all in during the day " . If

you regularly get up in the middle of the night then take a dose of

something.

Usually it works best to take Iron First thing in the morning. Wait

an hour then start your eating and supplements. An hour on an empty

stomach should be plenty of time for the iron to Move on out of the

tummy.

Some more supplement taking rules:

Calcium carbonate should be taken with food as it needs stomach acids

to absorb.

Calcium citrate can be taken with or without food.

If you take an acid reducer (like prilosec, nexium...) then calcium

citrate works best because it does not depend on stomach acids for

absorption.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

Mel.

Is it possible that the numbness in your fingers could be a

manifestation of the Ménétrier's disease? For a couple years before

my Dad was diagnosed with Stomach Cancer (due to Menetrier's) he

complained of numbness/tingling in his fingers...both hands..and it

came on about the same time. This was overlooked. Later the symptom

was connected with the loss of his intrinsic factor therefore loss of

B12...yadda, yadda...

After a couple years passed he began to have tummy problems. When

Dad finally got scoped....the diagnosis came back Menetriers. We

were grateful that he had dodged the cancer scare. Because he was

severely nauseated, it was decide to remove his stomach (basically

the only real treament available). They were hoping for a RNY type

pouch. He got nothing. When they went in to remove the stomach they

found cancer on the Exterior of the stomach; that was not found with

the scope biopsy.

I'm really not saying that this is the case for you. I'm just

throwing out a possibility that is perhaps worth discussing with the

doctor.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

> Bonnie,

> Try adding in thyroid...LOL.

> Mel

>

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Ya know how older folks have more problems sleeping through the night?

Maybe that is natures way of giving you enough hours to get in all your

meds that can't be taken with other stuff!

The Golden years my butt...It's more like the rusty rustic years...lol.

Hugs

Jo