... ut that. But we DO have low Ferritin levels in common and we both have achiness and fatigue. Though my fatigue has gone down so much since I started taking the iron and vitamins 12 days ago that I feel amazing! I don't even need a second cup of coffee anymore! ... (19 replies)

... Stacy--Your labs look really good. Optimal are the numbers that you want to shoot for and you are there! Congrats! Now, you have the ferritin to replete and continue building your B-12 and that takes time. Let me know how the vinegar works out for you without PPI's. Good luck to you. Hope that you are feeling better. FLFLOWERGIRL:) (4 replies)

... If you just had surgery, you hgb can read on the high side. Your ferritin is very low. While you are not anemic, you will become one if you not increase your ferritin levels. Ferritin should be around 70 that is according to my hematologist. My hgb is always high, but I do run a lot, but my ferritin is always going down and requires me to get infusions all the time. What is... (3 replies)

... and while that definitely contributes to fatigue while they are trying to find the right replacement dosage, but just remember that even 10 is anemic and can also contribute to the fatigue in the afternoons. ... (4 replies)

... A little over a month ago, my husband got the following blood test results (sorry there are so many of them, I wanted to give a complete picture). His doctor told him he was anemic and needed further testing. WBC 4.3 k/mcL 4.8-10.8 RBC 4.83 Mil/mcL 4.70-6.10 Hgb 13.3 gm/dL 14.0-18.0 Hct 39.6 % ... (1 replies)

... So even if i had my bloods drawn this Friday, that would only be 7 days off the ferrous furmarate , would the reading be an accurate measure of my iron levels with no supplemental iron influence? ... (4 replies)

... I'm not sure what you are meaning when you say iron level. ... (1 replies)

... I was admitted to the hospital last month because I had almost the same hemoglobin count as your Mom did. ... (11 replies)

... I was told to take Slow Fe supplements but they did not help. My diet is good and not iron deficient. I was sent to a hematologist who gave me an IV iron treatment. About a year later my iron was depleted again, and I was given another IV iron treatment. ... (6 replies)

... Retic Count . ... (15 replies)

... I took iron pills for probably 10 years or more. I have celiac disease so I have trouble absorbing nutrients. ... (5 replies)

... Last year my ferritin was 7. In April of this year, my ferritin had dropped to 5, so I made a commitment to comply with iron supplementation. ... (4 replies)

... ot of you have had different treatments for AIHA. BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T had a Rituxan treatment please stop scaring people away from it. I have had this disease for 10 years. I know alot of you have read my story before but some new people haven't. I was first on Prenisone for over 2 years. Gave me the osteoporosis at 23. ... (7 replies)

... I just had these faxed because they told me my iron was low but I don't know how to read this. ... (6 replies)

... sent me directly to the hospital for a 2 unit transfusion, it helped, but only for about 3 weeks. I then went back to my old PCP who was monitoring my dropping iron levels, she then referred me to a hematologist who immediatley had me begin IV iron once a week for 4 weeks. My original count was a 5.9, I am now up to 10. ... (2 replies)

... It's your actual blood count that's important. Your iron stores won't go up much until after your body takes what it needs to build your blood supply back up. An Hgl score of 10 is low but it's not at panic level. ... (16 replies)

... Total white cell count 12. ... (2 replies)

... air is shedding, and palpitations start up when it is close to my period and during it. I even went to the Obgyn and they found small fibroids but didnt test my iron levels because my GP had done so and said it was normal. What should I do? ... (3 replies)

... Magnesium 2.1 Iron 145 TIBC 362 Saturation 40 WBC 4.1 RBC 4.66 Hemoglobin 14.0 Hematocrit 42.1 MCV 90.3 (4 replies)

... Her Red blood cell count was 5. ... (3 replies)