how much iron do you take?
I suspect I have an iron deficiency and about a week ago I did increase the amount of iron I take but the things that make me think I have a deficiency haven't improved at all yet. I get labs done tomorrow so in a few more days I'll know if it is my iron or something else.
I know what the ASMBS says we should take, and I've been getting that much all along. Now I'm doing more. But I was wondering how much others have ended up needing to take in order to keep their levels good. Like, is the amount the ASMBS recommends adequate for most people? So if you know your levels are good, how much do you take?
Kelly
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Let us know how your levels turn out.
Michelle 
(OH member since 2004 - new user name)
HW 285 / SW 270 / GW 140 / LW 135 / CW 185
RNY 6/8/2009 
Starting size 26/28, now size 12/14
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." -Hebrews 13:8
Last time I had labs done, I'd been taking 50 mg carbonyl iron a day with vitamin C. My iron was in the middle of the normal range. I forget exactly what my ferritin was, but it was fantastic. A little over 200. That was about eight months ago. I just upped the iron recently to 75 mg a day.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
WOW, your ferritin was over 200????? That's in my dreams! LOL
Michelle (OH member since 2004 - new user name)
HW 285 / SW 270 / GW 140 / LW 135 / CW 185
RNY 6/8/2009
Starting size 26/28, now size 12/14
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." -Hebrews 13:8
I've also been a vegetarian for about 25 years.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I ate terrible. At first I tried to combine proteins. Then I got sloppy and lived on pasta and junk. Just basically became a "non-meat eater". Michelle (OH member since 2004 - new user name)
HW 285 / SW 270 / GW 140 / LW 135 / CW 185
RNY 6/8/2009
Starting size 26/28, now size 12/14
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." -Hebrews 13:8
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
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