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Bev,

My iron slowly came down with each set of labs. My doctor put me on Foltrin, I

got all the bad side effects and no improvement. My ferritin kept dropping then

one of my H's started dropping. That's when I was sent for my first iron

infusion. Seems to me I was about 18 months postop. Went on a once a year

regime with them till my brachioplasty and thighplasty. Lost quite a bit of

blood with that and my levels bottomed out. Got protein malnutrition, ferritin

got to 6 with my H & H at 9 and 28. That got me 3 iron infusions though

thankfully no blood transfusions.

My hematologist says that she will keep a closer eye on my now because it took

weeks to get my levels back up to norms. I know that when I crave salt (pumpkin

seeds especially) that means that I need iron. It's my trigger. So when I get

that craving I call, she tests and sure enough...time for an infusion!!

Sue

Open RNY 10/26/98

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About your low iron

How far out from WLS are those of you who are having low iron counts? Did

all of you end up with shots/infusion to get the counts back up? Very curious

about this... also did the low counts begin before or after any

reconstructive/plastic surgeries?

BevJ in TN

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> How far out from WLS are those of you who are having low iron

counts? Did all of you end up with shots/infusion to get the counts

back up? Very curious about this... also did the low counts begin

before or after any reconstructive/plastic surgeries?<<<

I was one year out on May 29. My ferritin has only been 18 before

surgery and my H & H in the low end of the range. Watched my ferritin

drop starting at 6 months, H & H still low. I increased my iron pills

but at one year, my ferritin was 9, H & H still in low/very low

range. So my surgeon started me on a series of iron injections - one

a week for 8 weeks. At 7 weeks I will have more labs and will either

have another 8 week series of injections if levels improve or may

have to go to iv iron.

I am menopausal, but I have always struggled with low iron.

Sheri

In Sunny Florida

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Mine were okay for 5 years. Now on Niferex liquid 3 times daily. Will see

this Thursday if it works. My hematologist does one big infusion, called

" Infed " or 8 smaller infusions called " Ferrlicet. " He says the 8 are safer.

Iron was always okay before plastics.....they always test for HIV and do a

CBC, or complete blood count.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

About your low iron

> How far out from WLS are those of you who are having low iron counts? Did

> all of you end up with shots/infusion to get the counts back up? Very

curious

> about this... also did the low counts begin before or after any

> reconstructive/plastic surgeries?

>

> BevJ in TN

>

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