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Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Nov 7 7:35am | Replies (1078)
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@maitri

I also have experienced this - after taking the Johnson & Johnson shot I was fatigued (sleeping 12-15 hours a day) for several weeks. After my doctor/lab tests came back, my hemoglobin / hemocrit / ferritin was extremely low, ferritin is "3" hemoglobin "9". I have zero history of anemia.

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amhahn | @amhahn | Jul 19, 2021

Same I was denied for blood donation for the first time in match now my ferritin is 11! Only checked this due to new family hx of hemachromotosis. I have never been anemic, but have had symptoms since a month or 2 after getting pfizer

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kathynjshore | @kathynjshore | Nov 12, 2021

I too had the J&J shot. My iron level is 4.7. Receiving IV iron for the next 4 weeks. Already had 5.

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kkroberts | @kkroberts | Sep 29, 2022

Hi. How are you feeling? My husband has the exact same symptoms, 4 specialists and no answers as to cause. We are trying to find out if this will improve on its own. Infusions are not helping.

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hairorthere | @hairorthere | Oct 27, 2022

Same
I had the J&J and no history of anemia
Before they figured out what it was my hemoglobin was 5.4 and ferritin was 2. I was in the hospital for 2 days and had 3 blood transfusions and 2 bags of iron.
My ferritin is still low and then dropped more. I had a hysterectomy recently so we will see if that helps. But the at home test showed blood in my stool again (after I requested it to be retested - they were just thinking it was a gyn issue).
So it’s been a year and 1/2 and I am still struggling with keeping my ferritin levels up - before they hysterectomy I had 2 treatments of iron IV.

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