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Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Nov 7 7:35am | Replies (1078)Comment receiving replies
Seems covid May have a relationship with low Iron , ferritin high RBC , etc. I had a normal blood panel in March of 2020 , I had Covid in July of 2020 , rather minor really. I had blood work again in March 2021 and boom all over the place , been seeing an oncologist etc. been looking for any relationship with Covid. I have never been anemic before and have never had any blood iron issues or oxygen issues. I took the vaccine as well Pfizer first shot in Jan 21 second March 1 21 , based on blood donations my hemoglobin was taking a dive starting in August 2020 At 18 , the oct it was 14 , December 13 , so it was crashing well before the vaccine, in Jan , no idea how long my iron has been low , iron was 11 and ferritin was 3 , on 4/6/21 , at this point the Dr. s can not explain why!!! I am 3 months into iron pills and a few other vitamins and making progress. 3 more months to see how we are doing. Just now I am starting to see some articles that indicate Covid and iron could have a relationship. This is the first time I’ve seen it tied to the vaccine but in the end we may be responding to the vaccine just like we did Covid. My second vaccine knocked me out for 24 hours. Very interested in any research related to Covid and iron problems not necessarily the vaccine.
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Thank you for your post. I am very interested in this possible connection. If you have any articles or resources, please pass them along and I will do likewise. Nice to meet you!
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. Two Infusions which are not helping. We are baffled. His doctors say the same. His problems started in March. He received two shots and one booster.
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With Covid-19, its treatment and aftereffects and now the vaccines, the old axiom "The more I learn, the less I know for sure" certainly seems to be true.
Thank you for posting your story it will be interesting to hear if anyone asking here about the Covid vaccines and low iron also had the virus. I'm an outdoor person in the summer, so will be headed out to do some chores before it rains, but I made myself a note to dive into the literature later and see what research I can find.
Was any of your other bloodwork abnormal in March?
Sue