ANYONE BATTLING ANEMIA/low protein ?

Hi all, My cardiologist just increased my iron from 325mg once a day to two tablets daily. She says if my levels do not come up in four weeks she will send me to a Hematologist. Those iron tablets are hard on the system(no pun intended) ......I have infrequent periods. The irony is that after losing 75 pounds I feel like I have boundless energy ... not fatigued like before. I do feel like a human pincushion though ....I'm averaging a blood draw about every two weeks! I'm just curious.....any suggestions? Kathy in AZ 5/5/06 320/240/160