Infusion Confusion

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I just finished a series of 23 iron infusions over the past three months

and I'm finally NORMAL!!!! (in that department at least). My counts went

from below 9 to a high of 13.5. As of my last infusion I was down to

12.7. They were not painful at all. The first one took two hours because

they wanted to make sure I didn't have a reaction. All subsequent

infusions took a few minutes. I was in and out of the hematologist's

office within 10-15 minutes. I can't belive how much better I feel. Did

a world of good for me. Now I have to go back in one month and take oral

iron and he will check to see where I'm at. If I'm still within the

normal range I will go back in three months. Doc said he thinks I'll

require monthly infusions pretty much on a permanent basis. Did not

constipate me. He used a very small needle with a catheter attached and

pushed the iron through there. Had it done in the same arm, same place

for all 23 injections with no problems. Feel like a million bucks

compared to what I felt like when I went in there.

Good luck to you.

Regina