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Judy, it is not the usual lack of absorption responsible for the anemia. It is the lack of Intrinsic Factor, of which most people are not aware.
A unit of blood is not going to do it! That would be irresponsible. You havent lost blood, you are just iron defficient/anemic with low ferritin levels. Your volume of blood in your body is normal.
You should not go straight to iron infusion, and no responsible health professional would allow you...you should try taking prescription iron supplements orally first and after a few months see if it helps improve your ferritin levels, checking of ferritin (iron) is done by a blood test, repeated periodically to see what is trending.
For me a year on supplementation was enough to boost me back up..I continue to take iron supplementation by mouth and never needed iron infusion.
But this Dr IS up to date on RNY people and KNOWS all about my lack of absorbtion etc sighs..... I just give up other than ODing on my vitamins lol.
Waiting for my family Dr to get back from his vacation and get back to seeing him and see what HE has to say. Maybe I can have a unit of blood and will be up and running again... ??
Google RnY gatric bypass and iron absorption. 15% or more of RnY ers become iron defficient, nothing to do with hidden bleeding, everything to do with no big stomach lining to absorb iron from food. Sleeves and banding dont get iron defficiency.
I have to supplement with daily iron, others unluckier, need iron transfusions periodically...
Amazing how many health professionals including family doctors are unaware of the link between anemia and RnY gastric bypass. Do your internet research, there's tons of reliable info and studies done linking the two. Print up whatever you need to show your doctor it isn't necessarily hidden bleeding, just lack of INTRINSIC FACTOR found in stomach linings needed to absorb iron from food, and we now have little pouches instead.
Thanks Susan!! Just makes me upset that I DO have insurance yet I still have HUGE costs yet!!!!!! WTH???
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Oh Judy!
I am so glad your tests are normal but bleeding??internally?? OMG!
Let's all pray for healing because God himself knows the cause!
Do not worry about the bills...make little payments regularly and they will leave you alone. We are all in the same boat with you!
Love you!
Susan
OMG I am having to wait for a MODERATOR to APPROVE my POSTS!!!!!!! Sighs........
So anyhow I have had so much crap going on with my health it is not funny!!!
OK the toothache needs a root canal...put that off til after the first of the year...I do not have almost $600.00 for my share to cover that!! 
Ok my pap test was NORMAL...Woohoooo!!!!!! BUT........Dr found a white spot down there. 
I about freaked out right then and there!!! My mom and sister BOTH had cancer on their vulva!!! Dr set me up for a biopsy...ok had that done. Worry worry worry....went in for the results...negative. Oh thank GOD!!!!!!! BUT....what I have is rare and hard to treat. GREAT!!!!! It causes severe ITCHING. Oh YES!!!!!!! Dr called in a script for a steroid cream for that. Ready for this?? My cost WITH insurance...$61.00!!! for 2 little tubes of it!! But it does work on that awful itching!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
OK my scopes both were NEGATIVE also. Did the Pill Cam...also NEGATIVE. So I still have NO clue where I am bleeding internally!!!
Friday I go for my Mamogram and Bone density tests.
I am so sick of going to Dr's and going to testing I could scream and cry!!! Yesterday I wanted my mom so bad and all I did was sit here and sulk then cry. I am so dam broke it is not funny.
I go back for check up to see how my biopsy area is healing up in 2 weeks. Yippeee.
I Pray and Yes I do Thank GOD that every test that I have had so far is NEGATIVE. But the money is not there to pay these people even with my insurance. So they better be nice and wait until I get some.
So anyhow I am not sure WHY I can't get in with my actual account. Keeps telling me my used name and or password is not right. ????? I tried reporting it to Obesity Help and it was back and forth and they ended up saying they needed me to call them so they could help me. Well I was always working and couldn't do that so I just tried setting up a NEW account and here I am!!!
My life just sucks right now.......but here I am again....lol
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Phew...glad to hear from you!
Geez...after all this time you got locked out...smdh!
Come back soon & update us!
Kathy
Had to create a NEW account to get back on here!! It is ME...JUDY!!! Tried every way possible to get on here and no go!! So I finally tried a NEW account and here I am!!! Hope the moderator approves it!!!
So I won't go into detail until I KNOW I am approved!!!
We are in this together Kathy!
Success now and in the new year!
