Went to see my doc on Wednesday for follow up after my last blood work. I'm teetering on anemia apparently. She said the range for women is 12-300 (quite the range IMO!) and my level was 17. She said that it can cause depression, anxiety and fatigue being low in iron so that might be my problem! So, now I'm on daily iron supplementation and I have to get re-tested for blood work in 3 months and she said she wants to see it above 50 by then. I've never had iron supplements before, I hope they don't make me constipated MORE. I have enough trouble with the bathroom since my surgery!
Also, she said she didn't want me losing any more weight. She thinks my weight is fine where it is. I think I can do another 10-15 lbs and still be healthy so we'll see. I told her that I feel pretty good, other than fatigue mostly. My anxiety is up and down depending on stress. I don't handle stress well and find myself easily overwhelmed. She wants me to really focus on getting my exercise in which will also help with all of the mood and fatigue too. I know I need to exercise, and actually I have a trainer that called me so I will get going on that too.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Doctor's orders....
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Hey Cheryl! I hope you get to feeling full of energy really soon. I take Celebrate Bariatric Supplements Iron + C (30 mg chewable) (grape) (one a day about mid-day). There are different types of iron, so make sure to get the kind that us sleevers will absorb easily. I order them online. It taste like candy. It doesn't give me any kind of constipation problems.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I take mine with an additional Vitamin C chewable from Walmart because vitamin C helps with the absorption of iron. And don't take your iron at the same time as your calcium supplement. Your calcium will not be able to absorb because of the iron. I usually take mine 3-5 hours apart.
Let us know how you're doing when you get your next blood work done. Have a wonderful day! Penny
Thanks Penny! I take my iron at night and all the rest of the vitamins in the morning. My doc told me to use a little bit of OJ to help with the absorption (and to have it on an empty stomach if at all possible) so I'm doing that.
ReplyDeleteI had the Celebrate vitamins, I didn't like them much. Found them very chalky and had a weird aftertaste that didn't agree with me. So now I'm just doing the regular type of vitamins. For the iron, the doc prescribed Feramax which is apparently one of the best ones out there so I guess I'll see if the levels are up in a few months!
Hope you're doing great!!
How was your Vitamin D? I know during the winter I am lacking energy from the lack of sun (although I do live in the far north!). I am taking extra vitamin D.
ReplyDeleteAs a fellow member of the Great White North... althought not as far up as you, Vitamin D deficiency is pretty common for nearly everyone surprisingly. I take 2000iu (in drops) every day to get my numbers up. They were low but my doc wasn't really surprised that they were. She expected it as most people are.
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