Hi all, I'm following this discussion already since August 2021, because also I have the same story. I'm a 38 year old male from The Netherlands and I do have a history of iron anemia, although last time was 10 years ago. I had very mild common side-effects after my first Moderna vaccination on the 13th of June, 2021. However I got ill quite badly for four days after my second Moderna vaccination on the 18th of July 2021. Immediately the days after I was feeling better I noticed that I was short of breath and couldn't even walk 100 meters without panting and stopping. Initially I thought it was something that would go away on its own, but it didn't. It improved a bit, but anything more than walking the stairs was already too much. Later I also noticed that I got sour muscles quickly after doing simple things like brushing teeth or doing the dishes. Since I had no issues whatsoever before my vaccination it was a strong connection in my opinion, but I wanted to keep an open mind and consulted my GP.

The GP ordered blood tests and those were showing Hb 5.2 mmol/L, Ht 0.31 L/L, ferritine 5.0 ug/L, iron 3.0 umol/L, M.C.V. 64.0 fL and transferrin saturation 3 %. So I was prescribed Ferrofumaraat 200 mg twice a week... After two months my blood values did not change at all, so my dose was increased to thrice a week and I was referred to a hematologist. The hematologist suspected an internal inflammation and thus ordered a lower endoscopy (no upper endoscopy was required, as iron absorption has been examined multiple times before). This did not lead to any abnormal results, so an video capsule endoscopy has been ordered, which is now planned for the 14th of February 2022. But we already suspect that this will also not lead to any abnormal results, as there are no indications of inflammations whatsoever. After using the Ferrofumaraat for more than four months, another blood test was ordered, and once again, so significant increase in blood values were showing. So my hematologist ordered a blood infusion, which I received last Wednesday. After suffering from side-effects for 3 days, now the fourth day after the iron infusion I was able to play and run with my kids again without any breathing issues!

Like I said, I'm already following this discussion since August 2021, and I read the stories of people that are already further into the process than I'm currently in, which gives me an opportunity to have some sort of view into the future. The 28th of February I'm seeing the hematologist again, and I want to bring "our" findings in this discussion under his attention, and discuss the next steps to take.

It is nice to know that I'm not "crazy" and that I'm not the only one!

Kind regards,
Raymond