Re: doctor's visit/iron

[Guest guest]

I am having some huge iron problems also:

Here is my labwork i got from the 7th.

TIBC 584 (221-371)

cell morph 3+ (normal)

HGB 11.1 (11.5-15.4)

HCT 34.1 (34.3-45.0)

Platelet Count 658 (140-440)

B-12 145 (211-911)

Cloride 109 (98-108)

Ferritin 5 (11-307)

Zinc 152 (70-150)

Opinions ? How bad is this....I feel like crap and they just put me

on Iron pills, how much by experience would you take and what about

B-12 shots ?

Thanks everyone !!

[Guest guest]

I am having some huge iron problems also:

Here is my labwork i got from the 7th.

TIBC 584 (221-371)

cell morph 3+ (normal)

HGB 11.1 (11.5-15.4)

HCT 34.1 (34.3-45.0)

Platelet Count 658 (140-440)

B-12 145 (211-911)

Cloride 109 (98-108)

Ferritin 5 (11-307)

Zinc 152 (70-150)

Opinions ? How bad is this....I feel like crap and they just put me

on Iron pills, how much by experience would you take and what about

B-12 shots ?

Thanks everyone !!

[Guest guest]

>

> The current plan is two a day. I figure there's sometime in the late

> afternoon where I haven't eaten in over an hour or so....and then again at

> my middle of the night " tea party. " I'm going to take it with vitamin C

and

> a slug of orange juice. Let's hope I can resist vodka in the orange

juice.

> Then I'm going to get tested in 4 weeks.

>

> Will stop whining now and let you all know how it works out.

>

> in Austin

> RNY April 1998

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I have heard members on this list say that they take iron on an empty

stomac. Do you have any problems doing this? I have never, ever been able to

take iron on an empty stomac. I have to at least have a cracker or a couple

of bites of something. If I don't...I get sick!

Dawn