low hemoglobin
Hi Everyone,
My 2 year checkup revealed my hemoglobin in low. I had a blood test to check my iron levels and now my Doctor wants to discuss a supplement when I go in for my appt next week. Has anyone had this problem and what was the solution and outcome.
I have been trying to eat high iron foods like pumpkin seeds, spinach, and liver as well as other things.
All my other blood levels were great and I'm trying to make sure I'm on top of everything so I don't have any other complications.
I am also premenapausal so that could be a factor too.
Thanks
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; a optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"- Winston Churchill
Iron deficiencies are common. My hemoglobin was so low a couple of times that I had to have blood transfusions in the ER. I have supplemented iron (and continue to do so daily) always but it seems not to be enough. I have gone through 2 rounds of iron infusions (one 12 week round 2 years ago, one 6 week round this year) which fixes the problem up nicely - keeping it up is the hard part.
Karen
Karen
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Haven't you been taking an iron supplement since your surgery? The ASMBS recommends iron for all RNY folks.
Kelly
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Thanks for your replies. There is iron in my prenatal pill but I was never told to....just calcium citrate, a prenatal vitamin. I also take Vit C, D and a B12. I'm in Canada so maybe the supplements are different.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; a optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"- Winston Churchill
I'm in Canada too :)
You are getting some iron in the prenatal vitamin, that's true. Obviously not enough since your hemoglobin (and correspondingly your iron) is low. Your doctor will advise you as to additional iron supplementation.
Hope you're able to get this taken care of!
Karen
Karen
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Do you know if your iron and ferritin are normal? I've had iron infusions, my iron and ferritin were low and hgb a little low. Ive also needed blood transfusion from low hgb. If hgb is low its usually from bleeding somewhere, could be GI blee . If malabsorption of iron, your hgb wouldn't necessarily be low. Increasing iron supplements will increase your hgb but usually means your Loosing blood somewher . Do you know how low it is? Usually transfuse if its under 8.
