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Hi everyone Im 15 monthes out and my ferrtin came back  with a number of 50. The doctor said this is fine but when I ck it saids normal is 50 -200 for woman so wouldnt I be border line I just ask because I take my iron everyday  and I have been having a problem with my feet and hands going to sleep when I set. I look it up and it said s this is either iron deffiecncy or B12 when my b12 is high its 1132. Im scared and the doctor is no help I even twisted my ankle the other day when I went to stand up cause I didnt know my feet were a sleep.

Misty you need all the B's bot just B12.  Thiamine or Thiamin is knows as Vitamin  B1. Lack of this can cause what you described. Did you talk to your doctor about this? 

Thank you Im going  I know I had that tested dont know the results Im going to ck . Thanks so much Ive been so worried over this.

According to new studies that show 800 as the bottom of the B12 range, you're really good at 1132.

What kind of iron and how much are you taking? With vit C, but not with other stuff?

I take 28 mg Iron from the vitamin shoppe it is ferrous fumarate iron. I take it once a day and I havent been taking vitamin c.

I don't see any of the ferrous forms do a really good job for us. Even at much higher doses.

Our (brand, VSG, RNY) ppl start on 150mg elemental iron per day + vit C, alone together for an hour

never with dairy, caffeine, egg or whole graini
OR any other vites, minerals or meds.

Distal RNY and DS start on 450mg, which I think is a bit high, personally. But hey, he's the doc.

It might be not enough, not isolated (ok to take with fruit or veggie) or just not the right kind for you. Where it might work for this one or that one, I know it doesn't work for me. I was taking over 300mg of it back in the 90's and levels continued to drop as if they were M&M's! I swtiched to Tender Iron and levels slowly came up and stayed up since.