Re: Anyone with Iron Deficiency/Anemia?

[Guest guest]

Dear :

       I am suffering from severe anemia also. I am three years out from

surgery and I have had to have 3 blood transfusions over the last year and a

half.

       Nothing worked for me. I took all kinds of iron pills but nothing

absorbed. Even my B12 dropped terribly although I was doing a sublingual

every day. They have recently started me on iron therapy through IVs. It

takes about 3 hours once a week but it does seem to be alleviating some of

the symptoms. I did have heart palpations when I was very low. Also shortness

of breath, leg twitching at night, always tired, and above everything else I

chewed ice non stop. I am going in tomorrow to find out if the blood levels

have increased. That will be the true test.

       Hope this helps. Keep in touch.

Surgery: March 7, 2000

Weight Gone: 240 pounds

[Guest guest]

Dear :

       I am suffering from severe anemia also. I am three years out from

surgery and I have had to have 3 blood transfusions over the last year and a

half.

       Nothing worked for me. I took all kinds of iron pills but nothing

absorbed. Even my B12 dropped terribly although I was doing a sublingual

every day. They have recently started me on iron therapy through IVs. It

takes about 3 hours once a week but it does seem to be alleviating some of

the symptoms. I did have heart palpations when I was very low. Also shortness

of breath, leg twitching at night, always tired, and above everything else I

chewed ice non stop. I am going in tomorrow to find out if the blood levels

have increased. That will be the true test.

       Hope this helps. Keep in touch.

Surgery: March 7, 2000

Weight Gone: 240 pounds

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/13/2003 1:38:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

LWMYTHREESONS@... writes:

> Dear :

> I am suffering from severe anemia also. I am three years out from

> surgery and I have had to have 3 blood transfusions over the last year and

> a

> half.

> Nothing worked for me. I took all kinds of iron pills but nothing

> absorbed. Even my B12 dropped terribly although I was doing a sublingual

> every day. They have recently started me on iron therapy through IVs. It

> takes about 3 hours once a week but it does seem to be alleviating some of

> the symptoms. I did have heart palpations when I was very low. Also

> shortness

> of breath, leg twitching at night, always tired, and above everything else

> I

> chewed ice non stop. I am going in tomorrow to find out if the blood levels

>

> have increased. That will be the true test.

> Hope this helps. Keep in touch.

>

Is this surgery related???

Fay Bayuk -

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/13/2003 1:38:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

LWMYTHREESONS@... writes:

> Dear :

> I am suffering from severe anemia also. I am three years out from

> surgery and I have had to have 3 blood transfusions over the last year and

> a

> half.

> Nothing worked for me. I took all kinds of iron pills but nothing

> absorbed. Even my B12 dropped terribly although I was doing a sublingual

> every day. They have recently started me on iron therapy through IVs. It

> takes about 3 hours once a week but it does seem to be alleviating some of

> the symptoms. I did have heart palpations when I was very low. Also

> shortness

> of breath, leg twitching at night, always tired, and above everything else

> I

> chewed ice non stop. I am going in tomorrow to find out if the blood levels

>

> have increased. That will be the true test.

> Hope this helps. Keep in touch.

>

Is this surgery related???

Fay Bayuk -

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/13/2003 11:54:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,

lgallagher95830@... writes:

> Thanks Sue. It's not low. It's what you suggested. I'm taking vits twice

> a day. That's it. We're lucky I do that. I think it's fine. I had this

> surgery to live. I'm not gonna be a slave to a vitamin bottle. :-) It's

> good I'm taking anything at all. For a while, I wasn't. Thanks!

> Peace,

>

sorry,but that attitude can kill you. I do not consider taking vits a burden,

I consider it a small cost for being healthy. In fact, I really don't

understand some post ops reluctance to take vits. It doesn't even compare to

the stuff we shoveled in preop. Just my 2 cents.

Fay Bayuk

300/175

10/23/01

Dr

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/13/2003 11:54:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,

lgallagher95830@... writes:

> Thanks Sue. It's not low. It's what you suggested. I'm taking vits twice

> a day. That's it. We're lucky I do that. I think it's fine. I had this

> surgery to live. I'm not gonna be a slave to a vitamin bottle. :-) It's

> good I'm taking anything at all. For a while, I wasn't. Thanks!

> Peace,

>

sorry,but that attitude can kill you. I do not consider taking vits a burden,

I consider it a small cost for being healthy. In fact, I really don't

understand some post ops reluctance to take vits. It doesn't even compare to

the stuff we shoveled in preop. Just my 2 cents.

Fay Bayuk

300/175

10/23/01

Dr

[Guest guest]

By the time I got all my thophyllin (I forgot how to spell it ! Yippee!),

inhalers, Rx for this, for that, well, with the sleep apnea & asthma, after

the first batch, I had to nap. Sigh.

I lost 150 lbs. I can TAKE 150 pills. No contest. I don't have to, but I

would not hesitate. Better than 150 Rx to help me be conscious enough to

feel how sick I was

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

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Re: Anyone with Iron Deficiency/Anemia?

> In a message dated 2/13/2003 11:54:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> lgallagher95830@... writes:

>

> > Thanks Sue. It's not low. It's what you suggested. I'm taking vits

twice

> > a day. That's it. We're lucky I do that. I think it's fine. I had

this

> > surgery to live. I'm not gonna be a slave to a vitamin bottle. :-)

It's

> > good I'm taking anything at all. For a while, I wasn't. Thanks!

> > Peace,

> >

>

> sorry,but that attitude can kill you. I do not consider taking vits a

burden,

> I consider it a small cost for being healthy. In fact, I really don't

> understand some post ops reluctance to take vits. It doesn't even compare

to

> the stuff we shoveled in preop. Just my 2 cents.

>

>

> Fay Bayuk

> 300/175

> 10/23/01

> Dr

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

By the time I got all my thophyllin (I forgot how to spell it ! Yippee!),

inhalers, Rx for this, for that, well, with the sleep apnea & asthma, after

the first batch, I had to nap. Sigh.

I lost 150 lbs. I can TAKE 150 pills. No contest. I don't have to, but I

would not hesitate. Better than 150 Rx to help me be conscious enough to

feel how sick I was

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com

Re: Anyone with Iron Deficiency/Anemia?

> In a message dated 2/13/2003 11:54:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> lgallagher95830@... writes:

>

> > Thanks Sue. It's not low. It's what you suggested. I'm taking vits

twice

> > a day. That's it. We're lucky I do that. I think it's fine. I had

this

> > surgery to live. I'm not gonna be a slave to a vitamin bottle. :-)

It's

> > good I'm taking anything at all. For a while, I wasn't. Thanks!

> > Peace,

> >

>

> sorry,but that attitude can kill you. I do not consider taking vits a

burden,

> I consider it a small cost for being healthy. In fact, I really don't

> understand some post ops reluctance to take vits. It doesn't even compare

to

> the stuff we shoveled in preop. Just my 2 cents.

>

>

> Fay Bayuk

> 300/175

> 10/23/01

> Dr

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I also have to say that sublingual B-12 DOES NOT WORK for some of us. I

religiously took TWO sublinguals (32,000% RDA of the RIGHT kind) each

day from my surgery until 14.5 months post-op when I crashed. Diagnosis:

pernicious anemia, which is anemia CAUSED by insufficient B-12.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000569.htm

The treatment was iron infusions in the short term to get me back to

life, but long-term, the solution is injected B-12, so that my body can

do its job.

Ziobro

Open RNY 09/17/01 125 cm bypass

310/127/130

Re: Anyone with Iron Deficiency/Anemia?

In a message dated 2/13/2003 1:38:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

LWMYTHREESONS@... writes:

> Dear :

> I am suffering from severe anemia also. I am three years out

> from

> surgery and I have had to have 3 blood transfusions over the last year

and

> a

> half.

> Nothing worked for me. I took all kinds of iron pills but

nothing

> absorbed. Even my B12 dropped terribly although I was doing a

sublingual

> every day. They have recently started me on iron therapy through IVs.

It

> takes about 3 hours once a week but it does seem to be alleviating

some of

> the symptoms. I did have heart palpations when I was very low. Also

> shortness

> of breath, leg twitching at night, always tired, and above everything

else

> I

> chewed ice non stop. I am going in tomorrow to find out if the blood

levels

>

> have increased. That will be the true test.

> Hope this helps. Keep in touch.

>

Is this surgery related???

Fay Bayuk -

[Guest guest]

I also have to say that sublingual B-12 DOES NOT WORK for some of us. I

religiously took TWO sublinguals (32,000% RDA of the RIGHT kind) each

day from my surgery until 14.5 months post-op when I crashed. Diagnosis:

pernicious anemia, which is anemia CAUSED by insufficient B-12.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000569.htm

The treatment was iron infusions in the short term to get me back to

life, but long-term, the solution is injected B-12, so that my body can

do its job.

Ziobro

Open RNY 09/17/01 125 cm bypass

310/127/130

Re: Anyone with Iron Deficiency/Anemia?

In a message dated 2/13/2003 1:38:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

LWMYTHREESONS@... writes:

> Dear :

> I am suffering from severe anemia also. I am three years out

> from

> surgery and I have had to have 3 blood transfusions over the last year

and

> a

> half.

> Nothing worked for me. I took all kinds of iron pills but

nothing

> absorbed. Even my B12 dropped terribly although I was doing a

sublingual

> every day. They have recently started me on iron therapy through IVs.

It

> takes about 3 hours once a week but it does seem to be alleviating

some of

> the symptoms. I did have heart palpations when I was very low. Also

> shortness

> of breath, leg twitching at night, always tired, and above everything

else

> I

> chewed ice non stop. I am going in tomorrow to find out if the blood

levels

>

> have increased. That will be the true test.

> Hope this helps. Keep in touch.

>

Is this surgery related???

Fay Bayuk -