Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 My iron is 8.4. The dr said I may need one or two iron infusions (instead of many small) after he sees what my latest blood work has to say. How long does one of these kinds of infusions take? Is it out patient or dr. office? Any side effects such as severe constipation? I take it from someone else's post that the benifits are not felt right away? Thanks in advance! Dr Wongsa Rny 12/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 It sounds like the " big " infusions. I had one and got my levels back up. You sit in a chair, they start an IV and drip in a tiny amount to see if you tolerate it, then up it gradually to make sure it's still okay. My whole experience took about 5 hours as I recall and I won't have to go back for several years. I had the tiniest side effect which was a little clamminess for the rest of the day, but it was almost imperceptible. It doesn't go through the digestive tract so no black poop, constipation or any of those things. My benefits were felt starting within a day. in Austin RNY April 1998 Iron infusions questions > My iron is 8.4. The dr said I may need one or two iron infusions > (instead of many small) after he sees what my latest blood work has > to say. How long does one of these kinds of infusions take? Is it > out patient or dr. office? Any side effects such as severe > constipation? I take it from someone else's post that the benifits > are not felt right away? Thanks in advance! > > > Dr Wongsa > Rny 12/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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