Not one of you anymore

I just wanted everyone to know that I am no longer a November re-birther . I went in for my labs and received a call from my surgeon's nurse 2 hours later. She said that my iron levels are too low for surgery. So my surgery has been postponed until January 14th, 14 days before my birthday. I have an appoointment to see a Hematologist on Friday to discuss treatment. Thank you all for your support. I wish you all uneventful surgeries and uncomplicated recoveries. See you all on the losers' bench in January.

So sorry....you must be so disapointed. But everything happens for a reason and January will be here soon. Anything that's worth while is worth waiting for. Good luck with everything.

Yes, it is worth while. I'm not too upset at this point. At least I know that I'll start my journey in good health. Thanks

I'm so sorry that your date was cancelled! I wish you the best of luck in january! At least you didn't find out like my friend that your fdate had to be changed. My friend was hooked up to the IV and was ready to go and the doctor had a family ememrgncy and had to cancel and reschedule to say the less she had her surgery a month later.....good luck on your road to your re-birthday it will be here before you know it!! Good Luck Angie

Thank you so much Angie. I actually thought about that...being hooked up, given my knock-out drug, waking up to being told that something happened with my surgeon, and that I had NOT had surgery. I imagined that seen in Scarface..."say hello to my little friend"...you know the one. All kidding aside, I do feel I am lucky to find out now and be able to correct it NOW before surgery. Well...good luck with your surgery. I will keep you in my prayers.

Stephanie: I wish you all the best. It's so much better to get your iron levels dealt with now while you've got your full digestive system than to try and struggle with after surgery. I did a quick search for you... LOL!... and found some yummy iron-rich foods. Eat up! # Clams # Pork Liver # Oysters # Chicken Liver # Mussels # Beef Liver Gotta love the liver! Good luck and hugs Pam

Pam, girl, you are so funny!!! Uuuummmm, how I love LIVER...NOT!!! I have recently tried all those livers you mentioned above and . I couldn't keep it down. On top of that, I am allergic to shell fish...so none of that could have been consumed by me. I was trying some of everything when I found out; however, they say none of that would not have helped. It sounds like iron infusions are in my future; I'll know on Friday. I do appreciate the research and the well wishes. I will keep you in my prayers as well. I won't forget because I will visit this board everyday, now that I have the internet at home. Good luck............

I am chronic iron deficient, my doctor put me on NIFOREX liquid. You can buy it over the counter but need to ask the pharmacist for it. Most pharmacies do not stock and the bottle may cost you around $45-$60. 1 TSP 2X daily. It doesn't taste as bad as it sounds. Much like a spoonful of molasses syrup. The liquid does a much better job at absorbtion quicker too!! :-p

Thanks for your response Rebecca. I'm already on a prescription iron pill. I asked about added more to what I'm taking but was told not to because of absorption. I guess they may think that I may have absorption problems. I do make sure that I take my iron with extra Vitamin C to help with that. Oh well, I'll see on Friday. The best luck with surgery. I hope your journey is successful.