IRON?????

I was told my iron level after surgery was 2, at my 3 month check up it was 4, and now after my 6 month visit it is at 6. Someone told me it should be in the 50-70 range?. I have no energy at all and sleep a lot. And at times I feel dizzy. Can anyone tell me if my iron being at 6 is normal and ok, if not what I should be doing, the only thing I was told by the hospital nurse, is to take 2 iron pills with vitamin C now, instead of the 1 iron pill I was taking previously.

Thanks so much!!!!!

whoever ordered the bloodwork for you will get the results sent to them. if your results are abnormal, you should get a call from the doctor's office. who "told" you what your iron levels were? you should ask for a copy of the bloodwork yourself. if anything is outside of the normal range, it will be noted on the results, by an asterisk or highlighted color or something. don't go by someone telling you this and someone telling you that. if you're concerned, call the doctor's office yourself and say you want to discuss your recent lab results. 

What is your ferritin level?

hI, I'm sorry to hear your iron is low...Your doctor can explain all the numbers better than anyone can.Your numbers are coming up but it could take a long time to be back to normal.... I just had treatment for the same thing. I had low iron for 1- 1/2 yrs & NO energy. It was horrible.

My doctor gave me iron infusions....5 treaments everyother day. I had to go in for and I.V. that took about 10minutes to do....within 2 weeks I felt my energy increas, after 6 weeks I was back to myself. I had no idea how bad I really was until I got my energy back. My doctor said iron pills were like a drop of water in the ocean for what I needed. I'm so glad I did the infusions.

Read more about VSG & low iron...I was really bad about taking my vitamins & eating all my protein.

There is no need for you to suffer with low iron. I'd push for help with this. Diet and iron pills could take a very long time to work.

Talk to your doctor & see what's best for you....

also my hubby was told by his hematologist  when he had low iron that it could be caused by his ppi , he stopped taking it and his iron was back to normal in 1 month, (he did not have wls)

read this.. and feel free to ask OKnee any questions you may have, she's the resident expert on iron.