Is pre-op supplemental Iron necessary?

Hi! I'm now in the waiting phase for my surgery which is on 5/21/01. I'm doing my labwork this coming Tues. (5/8) so I'm praying that all the results come back normal & they don't find anything to cancel the surgery. I'm taking all my pre-op vitamins, but I'm wondering, do I need additional IRON pre-op? The multi I'm taking only has 4.5mg. iron, as aminoate complex. If I do need more than this, how much? And what exactly is aminoate complex? What form should I be taking? I bought some iron last week, but it's Ferrous Sulfate and I was reading that this form is bad (or is that just for post-op?). Anyway, I didn't start taking it b/c I didn't know HOW MUCH I should take, if at all. I'm gettig worried b/c my labwork is only a few days away & my surgery is almost 2 weeks from now!

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