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I am having an issue with postural hypotension. I am not on any bp meds, beta

blockers, calcium channel blockers, etc. I have been having this problem for

about 6 weeks now. I have a low bp anyways.. 100/50 when lying or sitting and

it drops to about 80/50 or lower when standing.. and I black out. I have

fallen a couple timesbut forrtunately havent injured myself except for a few

bruises.

Do any of you have any ideas other than ferritin, iron stores.. I am having

lab tests done this week.. so hopefully I will gain some answers.. I am also

seeing my pcp on Tuesday.

Peachy hugs,

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> Is there a way to find out if you are anemic without going to a doc.

Faye, you can go to a community blood center and ask them to check

your iron to see if you would be a candidate for platelet pheresis.

Ask them to do the kind that they put the blood in a machine for a

couple of minutes. It will give you the hemoglobin. That will give

you a very basic view of the iron in your blood. It should be no

lower than about 12.0. They will do it without charge.

That being said, be aware that my hemoglobin has maintained around

the 12.0 to 12.7 range, but my ferritin level, which is a measure of

your iron store in the body, dropped to below range. So even if your

hemoglobin is in range, you can still be anemic as the blood can

continue to pull iron from the " warehouse " to keep it's supply

relatively normal. And the only way I know of to check ferritin is to

have a doctor order lab work for that, along with other measures of

iron.

You might also consider actually giving platelets at some point. They

do not take red blood cells in the process. They hook you to a

machine that cycles your blood through a centrifuge. It pulls out the

platelets and returns the other components to you. Takes about 2 1/2

hour total, including the manditory interview every time you donate.

My center has individual TVs and headsets and a wide selection of

movies to watch. I just saw About Schmidt on Wednesday at the blood

center! My surgeon said platelet donation was okay because it didn't

collect red blood cells, but he said I am NOT to donate whole blood,

which does, of course, include the red blood cells. Platelets are

vital for those who are undergoing chemotherapy and those with

various other diseases. The preceding was an unpaid advertisement for

the cancer patients who desperately need platelets. :-)

Sheri

In Sunny Florida

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Fay,

You can try donating blood; they'll reject you if your hematocrit is below 37, I

believe. BUT your hematocrit is just a reflection of your blood's current state,

and it could be marginally OK while your long-term iron storage protein,

ferritin, has levels in the toilet. As I've seen over the past two years, your

ferritin is almost equally important to hematocrit and hemoglobin.

If you are worried about seeming like a hypochondriac, don't be. Anemia, and

even the " rare " pernicious anemia, are both common in post-ops.

Z

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Is there a way to find out if you are anemic without going to a doc.

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BUT your hematocrit is just a reflection of your blood's current state, and

it could be marginally OK while your long-term iron storage protein,

ferritin, has levels in the toilet.

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Thanks for sharing this, my crit has been between 23-27. I hope to find out

next week that it's higher. Now (thanks Pam) I know what labs I was

supposed to be getting and hopefully those numbers will help. I feel better

since doing the protein drinks, liquid iron, trinsicon and water but last

week was a nightmare and way too scary (passed out 3x at the barber with my

son). I have to get this resolved, quickly!

p.s. I'm dealing with this with my PCP (who, bless her heart, suggested otc

iron) because while my surgeon is an excellent " cutter " and I trust him in

that regard completely, I don't care for him.

LoriNY

Open RNY 4/00

O'Malley, Rochester, NY

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Sheri,

I asked awhile back about other types of blood donation besides whole blood

and someone recommended platelets and said how much this helps cancer

patients. Then someone else posted that we're not supposed to donate

platelets either, but I can't remember why. Something having to do with

protein comes to mind, but I just can't remember exactly what was said

because it was awhile ago.

Has anyone else heard anything like this?

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> > Is there a way to find out if you are anemic without going to a doc.

>

>

> Faye, you can go to a community blood center and ask them to check

> your iron to see if you would be a candidate for platelet pheresis.

> Ask them to do the kind that they put the blood in a machine for a

> couple of minutes. It will give you the hemoglobin. That will give

> you a very basic view of the iron in your blood. It should be no

> lower than about 12.0. They will do it without charge.

>

>

> That being said, be aware that my hemoglobin has maintained around

> the 12.0 to 12.7 range, but my ferritin level, which is a measure of

> your iron store in the body, dropped to below range. So even if your

> hemoglobin is in range, you can still be anemic as the blood can

> continue to pull iron from the " warehouse " to keep it's supply

> relatively normal. And the only way I know of to check ferritin is to

> have a doctor order lab work for that, along with other measures of

> iron.

>

> You might also consider actually giving platelets at some point. They

> do not take red blood cells in the process. They hook you to a

> machine that cycles your blood through a centrifuge. It pulls out the

> platelets and returns the other components to you. Takes about 2 1/2

> hour total, including the manditory interview every time you donate.

> My center has individual TVs and headsets and a wide selection of

> movies to watch. I just saw About Schmidt on Wednesday at the blood

> center! My surgeon said platelet donation was okay because it didn't

> collect red blood cells, but he said I am NOT to donate whole blood,

> which does, of course, include the red blood cells. Platelets are

> vital for those who are undergoing chemotherapy and those with

> various other diseases. The preceding was an unpaid advertisement for

> the cancer patients who desperately need platelets. :-)

>

> Sheri

> In Sunny Florida

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  • 1 month later...

I am 3 1/2 years out and my ferritan was at 18 then i had my first tummy tuck

in January with a few complications and then before my second tummy tuck in

June they found me to be anemic. Now i see a Hemotolgist and my ferritan is

now in the negatives and my hemo's are below normal as well. I had my first

infusion this past monday and it took 7 hours and i will have to go probably

once

a month for at the very least 3 months

I feel like shit and i am losing hair and am exhausted all of the time even

with massive amounts of sleep. I am also very depressed now. So, you see no

iron can cause many many problems.

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I am sorry for the problems you are having with low iron. I was

wondering if you've ever taken iron during the past 3 1/2 years post

op?

Thanks,

Diane

LAP RNY 9/99

> I am 3 1/2 years out and my ferritan was at 18 then i had my first

tummy tuck

> in January with a few complications and then before my second

tummy tuck in

> June they found me to be anemic. Now i see a Hemotolgist and my

ferritan is

> now in the negatives and my hemo's are below normal as well. I

had my first

> infusion this past monday and it took 7 hours and i will have to

go probably once

> a month for at the very least 3 months

>

> I feel like shit and i am losing hair and am exhausted all of the

time even

> with massive amounts of sleep. I am also very depressed now. So,

you see no

> iron can cause many many problems.

>

>

>

>

>

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Hi from the " other " . I too was having major issues with

anemia until posted about Chromagen Forte. I asked my doctor

for a prescription and my iron levels are finally going in the other

direction. I saw my hematologist yesterday and he is encouraged that

this may solve my problem. Since you are already seeing a

hematologist, I assume you've tried all the prescription irons. I'm

sorry you've had to go the infusion route and hope you get better

soon!

from Washington

Lap RNY Sept 2001, Dr. Wittgrove

Minus 203.5 pounds

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> I am 3 1/2 years out and my ferritan was at 18 then i had my first

tummy tuck

> in January with a few complications and then before my second

tummy tuck in

> June they found me to be anemic. Now i see a Hemotolgist and my

ferritan is

> now in the negatives and my hemo's are below normal as well. I

had my first

> infusion this past monday and it took 7 hours and i will have to

go probably once

> a month for at the very least 3 months

>

> I feel like shit and i am losing hair and am exhausted all of the

time even

> with massive amounts of sleep. I am also very depressed now. So,

you see no

> iron can cause many many problems.

>

>

>

>

>

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I second the motion on going to your family doctor after surgery (when

your able) to get blood work done. I was so weak I could hardly move

around. Went to have blood work done and my iron was really low. Now

on liquid iron meds and am already feeling better.

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