Re: Iron Infusions - when is it time?

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I've had them and still get them Kate, and except for when my H & H bottomed out

after my reconstructive surgery...I've had my infusions when my ferritin level

(stores of iron) dropped below 12.

Sue in Las Vegas

Iron Infusions - when is it time?

If you've had iron infusions, at what levels did your doctor determine to go

with an infusion rather than an oral supplement?

My hemoglobin and hematocrit have consistently stayed right around or just

below the borderline (10.4 and 32 respectively) for the past year, through three

sets of labs and increasing dosages of oral iron. It seems pretty clear to me

that increasing the dosage is not really having an effect on my absorption. I

am now doubling the dosage (from 300 mg elemental per day to 600), and will

check in 30 days, but am starting to wonder when it's time to worry.

Kate

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[Guest guest]

I've had them and still get them Kate, and except for when my H & H bottomed out

after my reconstructive surgery...I've had my infusions when my ferritin level

(stores of iron) dropped below 12.

Sue in Las Vegas

Iron Infusions - when is it time?

If you've had iron infusions, at what levels did your doctor determine to go

with an infusion rather than an oral supplement?

My hemoglobin and hematocrit have consistently stayed right around or just

below the borderline (10.4 and 32 respectively) for the past year, through three

sets of labs and increasing dosages of oral iron. It seems pretty clear to me

that increasing the dosage is not really having an effect on my absorption. I

am now doubling the dosage (from 300 mg elemental per day to 600), and will

check in 30 days, but am starting to wonder when it's time to worry.

Kate

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