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I am IRON WOMAN!!!!

kilmarlic
on 10/7/13 4:06 am - powells point, NC

I knew I felt better. I knew my energy level is higher than it's been in a long, long time. I knew that the twitchy legs were gone. The blood tests proved it. I went from an iron level of 11 to 200!!!! Yeah me.

Doc wants to recheck in 3 months. I'm good with that.

- Iris

Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.

Highest Surgery Lowest Current

314.5 294 208 258.4

Shelia J.
on 10/7/13 5:09 am - Norfolk, VA

RNY on 04/04/00

Great job, Iris! Glad you're feeling better.

SW: 344 LW: 167 RGW: 238 CW: 160.5 GW: 160

severman
on 10/7/13 5:17 am - Indianapolis, IN

RNY on 12/27/02

Congrats! What did you do to make yours jump so drastically? I had to have a hysterectomy in July because my anemia and iron levels were so bad. Since then they have come up a little. I've also changed multivitamins and that seems to be helping also. But please share your secret!

Stephanie E

kilmarlic
on 10/7/13 5:28 am - powells point, NC

RNY on 08/08/08

Iron infusions!!! I've taken my multi-vitamin religiously since surgery and even with an additional iron supplement daily it was continuing to drop. Thankfully I have a primary doc who is very GOOD. She has made it her personal mission to educate herself about the special needs of patients like me. She's quick to listen and act on my behalf. No wait and see approach for her.

Good luck getting a handle on yours.

Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.

Highest Surgery Lowest Current

314.5 294 208 258.4

swtmelissa
on 10/7/13 5:17 am - West Allis, WI

RNY on 09/04/07

Wow, that is great, what a big difference!! Glad you are feeling better :)

Tess145
on 10/7/13 6:27 am - Senatobia, MS

RNY on 03/14/06

Move over Iron Man. Iron Woman has arrived!

Tess

Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS: FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13

angilfires
on 10/7/13 7:34 am - lakeside, CA

That's such great news, Iris. Yay!!!!!!!!

I am slowly starting to feel a difference also. And thank God the restless leg syndrome is gone!!!

Cheers to you, Iron Woman!

Gaby

H.A.L.A B.
on 10/8/13 12:22 am

RNY on 05/14/08

Great!!!

Don't be surprised when the ferritin drops to 1/2 your current values in no time.. For some of us - first few series - the iron gets up there, then drops.. the docs don't know why. Mine initially went from 9 to 120, then dropped to 60, then to 30s after one year. My second round of iron, got me to 195, then I dropped to 95 after 6 months.. But over one year I only dropped 10 points.. so now my ferritin are 85.. and that is good enough..

I am so glad you feel better...

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"