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Hi All...........I am in need of some info pretty quickly. My friend and

fellow WLS patient had a hysterectomy Friday. I just got back from vaca a

few minutes ago to an urgent phone call from her. Seems her blood counts

are very low (she didn't know the #) and they want to transfuse her.....she

won't let them. They gave her an iron pill to start on, but this is where

my question comes in. I was telling her that I know us WLS people can only

" utilize " one or two kinds of oral iron.........I just don't know which

ones......I told her I would post and ask you all for help......I am going

to go back and search the post too if I can.....been having serious puter

problems.....in the meantime trying to unpack and get the kiddos ready for

school in the morning........when it rains it

pours..............thanks..... P.

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, they're Niferex, Chromagen Forte and Trinsicon. I hope she

feels better.

in NJ

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> Hi All...........I am in need of some info pretty quickly. My

friend and

> fellow WLS patient had a hysterectomy Friday. I just got back from

vaca a

> few minutes ago to an urgent phone call from her. Seems her blood

counts

> are very low (she didn't know the #) and they want to transfuse

her.....she

> won't let them. They gave her an iron pill to start on, but this

is where

> my question comes in. I was telling her that I know us WLS people

can only

> " utilize " one or two kinds of oral iron.........I just don't know

which

> ones......I told her I would post and ask you all for help......I

am going

> to go back and search the post too if I can.....been having serious

puter

> problems.....in the meantime trying to unpack and get the kiddos

ready for

> school in the morning........when it rains it

> pours..............thanks..... P.

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Ferrous fumerate

Ferrous gluconate

Carbonyl iron

NO ferrous sulfate

But why aren't the giving her IV iron? That is not the same as a blood

transfusion, and it would probably really help her.

HTH,

Z

Bellevue, WA

Open RNY 09/17/01

310/126/141 (goal was 160)

then/lowest/now

http://www.ziobro.us/Blogger/WLS.html

From: nancy pugliese

Sent: Sun 8/24/2003 5:01 PM

To: Graduate-OSSG ; Ziobro

Subject: PLEASE HELP--Iron ??

Hi All...........I am in need of some info pretty quickly. My friend and

fellow WLS patient had a hysterectomy Friday. I just got back from vaca a

few minutes ago to an urgent phone call from her. Seems her blood counts

are very low (she didn't know the #) and they want to transfuse her.....she

won't let them. They gave her an iron pill to start on, but this is where

my question comes in. I was telling her that I know us WLS people can only

" utilize " one or two kinds of oral iron.........I just don't know which

ones......I told her I would post and ask you all for help......I am going

to go back and search the post too if I can.....been having serious puter

problems.....in the meantime trying to unpack and get the kiddos ready for

school in the morning........when it rains it

pours..............thanks..... P.

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My ferritin was in the toilet, and they want to try oral iron first before

the infusions. Probably side effects, costs, etc. Then they told me you

could get it all at once, or in a series. The hematologist said the series

had fewer side effects.

I'm a do-it-now kind of guy and wanted an infusion, but haven't gotten one

yet. BTW, I'm taking Niferex iron elixir.....one ounce a day in a shot

glass with about an ounce of orange juice. I take it with a straw in the

back of my throat to avoid staining teeth.

The poop! I *still* want infusions.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

RE: PLEASE HELP--Iron ??

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>

> Ferrous fumerate

> Ferrous gluconate

> Carbonyl iron

> NO ferrous sulfate

>

> But why aren't the giving her IV iron? That is not the same as a blood

transfusion, and it would probably really help her.

>

> HTH,

>

> Z

> Bellevue, WA

> Open RNY 09/17/01

> 310/126/141 (goal was 160)

> then/lowest/now

> http://www.ziobro.us/Blogger/WLS.html

>

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I got the infusions after about a year of trying other methods and 4 months

after the infusions, my ferritin and iron are both doing well! I know that

I'll have to have IV iron periodically forever, but knowing that there's a

solution to my iron problem that works is very comforting. The infusions

are no big deal, and you get to take a nap after the Benadryl they give you

first. :)

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> > Ferrous fumerate

> > Ferrous gluconate

> > Carbonyl iron

> > NO ferrous sulfate

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> > But why aren't the giving her IV iron? That is not the same as a blood

> transfusion, and it would probably really help her.

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> > HTH,

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> > Z

> > Bellevue, WA

> > Open RNY 09/17/01

> > 310/126/141 (goal was 160)

> > then/lowest/now

> > http://www.ziobro.us/Blogger/WLS.html

> >

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