Iron and Hair Loss, Fatigue, Headaches

This is not a question, but a contribution. I was feeling great at week 7 post-op, but by the middle of week 8, had no energy and was having lots of headaches. I also began losing my hair, which surprised me because I didn't expect it until month 3 or so. I was supposed to take iron, but hated the taste of the liquid, and even the pills made me feel like I was burping up gunpowder, so I stopped taking them. BIG MISTAKE! I looked up the symptoms of anemia yesterday, and the top three are: 1)lack of energy; 2) headaches; 3) hair loss. There are more, but reading this was enough to get me back on my iron pronto!

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