← Return to Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

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I am a 63 year old postmenopausal woman with no history of anemia. After 2 doses of the Moderna vaccine (and possible asymptomatic covid, or I may have had covid before the vaccines also) within 2 months I began to experience difficulty exercising (ie would have to stop and catch my breath every 10 minutes, extreme thirst, dizziness when I bent over. Being able to only climb 2 flights of stairs without stopping (at sea level, I live at 4 thousand feet) difficulty hiking at altitude or sea level, etc. Then came ski season (9 to 10,000 feet) and I could barely make it down the hill.
Needless to say, I went to the doctor for a bunch of tests, if I would have gotten the blood done first that would have told the problem, I was severely anemic. Of course if you are anemic with no obvious cause they assume it is GI tract bleeding (which I was sure I didn't have anyway) so sent me off for upper and lower GI, NO BLEEDING.
All things being equal, same diet, etc. I think either the covid or the vaccine or both caused the anemia, lacking any other symptoms.
Of course, I have been hearing the same stuff as in this thread ie oh no we haven't heard of that. I am sure that both Covid 19 and the vaccines have a whole lot of effects we haven't heard of yet.

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I agree. Same symptoms here. Low iron, low ferritin and HGB, plus elevated glucose. Colonoscopy and endoscopy showed no GI bleeding. No one is acknowledging.

I have been experiencing the same symptoms. I can only make it halfway up my stairs. Fatigue
dizziness and shortness of breath. This started after receiving the Moderna booster.
I went to the Dr. and found out that I was severely anemic. My hemoglobin was 5.5 it should be 15. I was sent to the hospital where I was given blood transfusions. I am now receiving iron infusions weekly. Of course they are checking for GI tract bleeding.
I will be going back to the Dr. next Friday July 1, for more labs.
I am feeling a little better but have no energy.