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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Warpy

(111,107 posts)

18. Personal experience followed by RN experience

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #13)

Fri Apr 15, 2022, 10:35 PM

Apr 2022

the latter being sadly out of date, but some things don't change all that much.

The biggest pill bottle I've ever seen was when I was put on iron four times a day for a hematocrit quite a bit lower than yours. I have a rare blood type and it was the holidays, so no transfusion for me.

I was fine within a month.

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Iron deficiency anemia...need to learn about this. [View all] Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 OP

I'm aware that this is somewhat more common than people might realize. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2022 #1

Vitamin C may need to be checked Tetrachloride Apr 2022 #2

We chew those 500mg from Costco each daily. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #6

Right. but real citrus fruit is part of the way to reduce to gout Tetrachloride Apr 2022 #9

OK Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #12

Your numbers are caca but not incompatible with life Warpy Apr 2022 #3

Thanks B12 Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #5

The differrence is that Slo-Fe is released over many hours Warpy Apr 2022 #11

Thanks again. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #13

Personal experience followed by RN experience Warpy Apr 2022 #18

I broke many teeth chewing ice mahina Apr 2022 #4

Thanks, mentioned it. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #10

I was close to needing a transfusion before surgery woodsprite Apr 2022 #7

Thanks Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #8

But if there's gout involved (just a caution)... Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #19

You may need to learn to be highly agressive in advocating for your spouses care (and I'm a primary hlthe2b Apr 2022 #14

Thanks, we already noticed that there didnt seem to be much offered other than Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #15

Bleeding and failure to absorb. The latter is a MAJOR issue in terms of supplemental iron some hlthe2b Apr 2022 #16

Will do! Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #17

I was just diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #20

it might explain my tinnitus. Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #21

7.1 hemoglobin is time for a blood clot d transfusion. 8.4 might be. Get her to a hematologist Patterson Apr 2022 #22

New iron deficiency means blood loss. First, rule out colon cancer, upper GI bleeding from NSAIDS elias7 Apr 2022 #23

Thank you for responding, she had a colonoscopy right BEFORE the symptoms started... Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #24

How long ago was the colonoscopy? elias7 Apr 2022 #25

March 22 of this year Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #26

If she had a biopsy or a polyp removed, elias7 Apr 2022 #27

Thanks again... Eliot Rosewater Apr 2022 #28