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Might my anemia and lowered hemoglobin be related to MAC?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 16 8:32pm | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
Irenea8. Your post caught my attention and wondering what does this all mean. I've taken Zinc for years to help my immune system. I was first diagnosed with MAC and Pseudomonas five years ago. I had a GI bleed the end of last November and am now anemic. The iron pills did not help and I'm set for a iron infusion this coming Wednesday. Glad to see our lung problems are getting more research and interest.
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Do you still have Pseudomonas? Or was it cleared? Mine is chronic so i have it all the time. My pulmonologist also said in that same conversation that an iron infusion would be risky for me due to the Pseudomonas. If you do have chronic Pseudomonas can you check this with your pulmonologist? Mine specializes in Bronchiectasis and CF and is in the specialty pulmonary department at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Also some iron pills may absorb better than others or taken with Vit C.