Iron Deficiency Article - I'm a guest writer :-)

kellybelly333
on 3/27/15 5:00 am - Toronto, Canada

I wrote an article on the Iron Maiden website. Just thought i'd share.

http://theironmaiden.ca/kelly-from-the-challenges-of-iron-de ficiency-to-an-ironman-challenger/

Kelly

Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!

ShebasMom
on 3/27/15 11:28 am

Revision on 07/05/16

Excellent article. I hope you can find a resolution to your blood loss issue. Can you get your iron infusions more frequently to decrease the "roller coaster" affect you have with your ferritin levels? Since my rny, I've been adjusting my iron doses up when I got my levels drawn. Now I'm taking 420 mg iron (carbonyl w/C) to increase my Ferritin to at least a mid-range level.

Pokemom
on 3/27/15 3:20 pm

RNY on 12/29/14

pghgirl has really been struggling with anemia issues. I hope she sees this post. Perhaps Kelly, you might have a lot of good insight to help her.

Grim_Traveller
on 3/27/15 9:22 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

Great article Kelly.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Kathy S.
on 3/27/15 11:53 pm - InTheBurbs, XX

RNY on 08/29/04 with

Thank you for sharing....

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

Chilipepper
on 3/28/15 12:09 am

Thanks for sharing!! Great article!!

"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue." --- Dorothy Parker

"You may not like what I say or how I say it, but it may be just exactly what you need to hear." ---Kathryn White

H.A.L.A B.
on 3/28/15 1:32 am

RNY on 05/14/08

I was a very heavy bleeder. I had endometrial abblation. That really helped me. It may not resolve all your blood loss isdue, but it may help just enough.

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

kellybelly333
on 3/28/15 2:06 am, edited 3/28/15 2:06 am - Toronto, Canada

RNY on 03/23/11

An ablation would help the fibroids, but irritate the adenomyosis, and it could end up making things worse. My only option is still only a partial hysterectomy and my IV is not in favour of Another surgery for me yet. I was just put on Estrogel and I haven't had any bleeding for two weeks but starts again today. This is the first time I had a set of three infusions since the IUD was inserted, and I'm hoping that maybe it will be sustained with the Feramax and the less blood loss. We shall see!