Just got my blood work back

It's really very low -- I know it's "normal" based on the range, but that is considered quite low and many people get infusions at 25. I didn't know this until it became an emergency situation. I had my infusion at 5, I believe.

It's almost impossible to raise your iron store once it falls under 30 with just diet and supplementation alone.

I will get to see what they say when I go in for my appointment on the 23rd at my centre. If they think I need an infusion they will schedule me one.

My hematologist prescribes infusions when my numbers go below 50. 28 may be "normal" for the average person. They can bring it up with iron rich foods. We can not eat enough meat or iron rich foods to bring those numbers up. 28 is not dangerous but it is low enough that you will have tiredness and other symptoms. Watch that number closely. Downward trends matter.

If this is me tired lol I can't wait to not be tired. I find I have good energy levels. I have been renovating (ie painting, organizing, redecorating) my apt, going to the gym and working some overtime at work.

However I am finding I am having a bit of difficulty focusing/concentrating at times. Would low iron do that?

Yes, that was my first and only symptom. I was very distracted (at about 30) which then became anxiety (around 25), which then became utter exhaustion -- less than 15...

Yes it will. It can also cause leg cramps, restless leg syndrome, sore tongue and mouth, headache, and a host of other symptoms.

I agree with Kat in that your ferritin is low. I'd personally increase my iron intake.

Also, it's really important that we track and become our own health advocate post op. Many doctors won't test everything that is needed (did I miss your calcium numbers?) or just look at the most recent numbers and not the trends, so relying on them to say everything is fine can set you up for future issues. It is much easier to correct falling numbers than it is to fix a deficiency.

Seems calcium was also cut. Bone stuff:

Calcium 2.31 2.15-2.60 mmol/L

Albumin 42 35-52 g/L

Alanine Aminotransferase 12 less than 36 U/L

I doubled then tripled my iron supplement (per bariatric physician) and my ferritin continued to plummet downward - as my body wasn't absorbing it. Went to oncologist/hematologist and started iron infusions. My ferritin just slowly keeps going down, down, down until it is time for another iron infusion.

Sometimes it is the only answer.

Penny

Indeed, it is. That is my experience as well. Infusions are the only thing that helps. But I didn't want to project my experience on the OP. Some people are successful with increasing the amount they take.