Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

I got my 2nd Moderna Covid vaccine in Mid February . Also had surgery in March and my hemoglobin was a little low. In May, my hemoglobin was 7.2 HCT 27%, and Ferritin very low. I had surgery in March but was told I lost very little blood and my anemia definitely were not due to blood loss during surgery. Numbers going back up due to iron supplement, but worried cause getting booster tomorrow at CVS (yes, they are giving full strength Moderna 3rd shots here in California)

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My daughters iron never went back up either with iron supplements. The only thing it went up with is a blood transfusion. She will start iron infusions next week. I am hoping it goes up further. The lowest her hemoglobin got was 5.8 which is not good. Her folate levels were the lowest the hematologist has ever seen. She has O- blood type. I'd be interested to know if there is anything that is common in those on this commentary.

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My daughter is 32 years old, had been a very healthy mom and had the Moderna vaccine in May. She was diagnosed as severely anemic in August after months of being extremely fatigued. Her iron levels were 4%! We did not connect this to the vaccine, initially, because she had the shot in May. Yesterday, I watched a prominent cardiologist give a talk and he warned that anemia caused by PNH was a possible result of the shots. I did some research and found a study. Because i am a newly registered member, I am not eligible to post the link. Here is the title of the study. COVID-19 vaccines induce severe hemolysis in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. I found it in Ash Publications, Volume 137, Issue 26
July 1 2021. If you google it, I am sure you can pull the article.
It uses a lot of medical terminology but as I understand it, it suggests indeed that all these people including my daughter could be experiencing an adverse reaction to the shots. Your thoughts?

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I am new here. I found this link after searching for low ferritin. I felt well after the first dose of vaccine. After the second, I became extremely tired. I have had anemia on and off for years. My anemia has been much worse before but my ferritin levels have never been any where near this low before, they are a 3. Since there are several people here with the same issue, can't the monitors report this to the CDC? I had the Pfizer vaccine.

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Hi, all my numbers plummeted, iron, iron saturation and all my CBC’s. I got the CBC’s to come up, but am struggling with the iron. After the next blood test, I will request an iron infusion. I am so tired..

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Yes. My husband has never had any history of anemia or low iron. He received the Pfizer vaccine in March. He began feeling more tired over the next two months. He saw his physician and she suspected some type of internal bleeding based on the blood test, He had an upper and lower endoscopy. No internal bleeding was found. They are going to try the camera endoscopy next week. We don't think this is going to reveal anything. His iron, ferritin and red blood cell count is extremely low. The only change in has been receiving the vaccine.

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My 82-year-old mother received both doses of the Moderna vaccine in April. A couple/few weeks ago she was throwing up, nausea, severe fatigue and shortness of breath because of the fluid around her lungs as she had a lot of fluid retention (swollen midsection, legs and feet). When they tested her they found the iron level in her blood was very low. This has never been a problem in the past and she's always taken a multi with Iron. They looked for any internal bleeding to be a possible cause and found none. They looked at her heart and found nothing new there. They prescribed an Iron supplement and diuretics to shed the excess fluid. It works off and on. If she gets out and about too much her legs and feet start swelling up again and her Iron level is still low. The vaccination was not my first thought, but then I seeing/hearing about vaccine and blood iron levels, and I now see there is some of that here on the Mayo site. And it seems to be happening in people who have had the Pfizer vaccine and the mRNA vaccines. This needs to be researched.

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I, too, at 75 years of age, have never had an anemia or RBC problem. One or two months after one Moderna vaccination, actually getting CoVid and a Regeneron infusion, I noticed that my hair, in addition to getting extremely thin, had gotten dry, brittle, and began breaking off, one to two inches from my scalp. Had my iron checked and the iron was below the normal range and ferritin was so low that it was just about out of range as well, on the low side. Doctor put me on iron pills but to this date, five months later, I don't see any improvement. I have not yet had the level of iron in my blood re-checked. I believe this is either related to having had the virus or the vaccination.

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