Re: labwork/iron/whining

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Sharon....since my little bleeding episode last week the docs have me on an

iron " shot " .....once every 3 days in the big butt muscle. At first I was

scared because they said it was extremely " lethal " and a lot of people have

reactions to it. They gave me a baby shot and then sat and watched me for

30 minutes. I thought it was going to be a pain going to the docs every

Monday and Thursday for the shot, but so far it is no problem....I don't

even feel it. I am with you.....I HATE taste........I wonder why I have

never heard of anyone else getting these shots.......anyone else ever heard

of them?......they are given in a series of 10................ P.

/labwork

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> > > Hi ,

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> > > Welcome to the club....My ferritin was 5 also on my most recent

> > labwork.

> > > This is the lowest it's ever been. The hemotologist that I saw

> > this week

> > > put me on the elixer iron (warning: tastes like crap!) and will

> > re-test

> > > me in a month. Then if it's still low, we will go to infusion

> > iron. He

> > > was also concerned about my hematocrit which was a little lower

> > than

> > > yours at 10.7. Yes, I'm tired a lot. Have started drinking too

> > much

> > > coffee to compensate for that. Also my concentration levels and

> > memory,

> > > at times, aren't too great. Just these vague symptoms which, in

> > my

> > > opinion, are related to the iron malabsorption.

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> > > I need to leave for work but I wanted to get this out first.

> > Thanks to

> > > everyone who has responded to my iron questions.....

> > > More later.....

> > >

> > > Sharon P.

> > > Rny 7-30-01

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