iron

 hi all,
my dr just called me and my blood work came back and my iron is at 12. now what?


anita

Probably iron infusion shots...

need to up your iron supplement intake as well....

 ok thanks. i was thinking they will put me in the hospital.

 I dropped to 9 something before they did IV iron. I am at 12 right now and my nutritionist is very happy with that - she even fired my hematologist. Right now she has me taking 1 teaspoon of iron three times a day. I also take it with vitamin C to enhance absorption. Don't take it with your calcium as it will interfere with the absorption.

Good luck with it.  

 Forgot something last night - IV iron requires prior approval from your insurance company and most won't pay till you are below 11 or less. That is pretty standard with most insurances. They also won't cover B12 until you are below 'normal'.