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New to anemia. What to expect?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Aug 27, 2023 | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
Did they test for Ferritin, serum iron, or iron plasma? It’s possible to be getting enough iron in your diet but not absorbing it. It happened to me last year, took iron supplements and wasn’t even absorbing the supplements. I had never had an issue with anemia in my life previous to this. Finally got an iron infusion, after a year, and now waiting to see if my hemoglobin improves.
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Vitamin C aids in absorption when taking iron supplements. I have been dealing with iron deficient anemia, have had several iron infusions and waiting for three weeks to get labs again.
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They didn’t test my iron yet. I guess it’s possible I just could’ve developed absorption issues, but I don’t really know what causes iron absorption issues. I guess it is good to know iron absorption issues can have sudden onset. My blood was always healthy before this too.