Hello all,
Looking for a bit of advice here. I have spent the last 6 months going back and forth with my doctor about my ferritin levels. Started at 19 and now up to 27. I was instructed to take an iron supplement once a day.
I still have all the symptoms. Nothing has changed, if anything gotten worse. I expressed my concern again and asked about an iron infusion. She has never heard of it and forward me to a hemoglobin doctor. This doctor said a ferritin level was totally normal for a 40 year old male.
Now comes the confusion, I reached out to a ‘hydration room’ about getting an iron infusion. They schedule me with a nurse practitioner. She was basically the exact opposite and said this should be immediately addressed and treated. She says I have iron deficiency anemia. And they recommend 3 visits 4 days apart before retesting lab work 3 to 4 weeks after. The base goal is a level of 100.
I’m just trying to wrap my head around this and looking for insights from someone who’s had iron infusion treatment. And why the complete opposite from both ends.
I have donated power red twice in 12 months.
100mgs a week of test
1.5 gallons of water a day.
Cardio has taken a big hit. I was doing 30 mins everyday before this.
Looking for a bit of advice here. I have spent the last 6 months going back and forth with my doctor about my ferritin levels. Started at 19 and now up to 27. I was instructed to take an iron supplement once a day.
I still have all the symptoms. Nothing has changed, if anything gotten worse. I expressed my concern again and asked about an iron infusion. She has never heard of it and forward me to a hemoglobin doctor. This doctor said a ferritin level was totally normal for a 40 year old male.
Now comes the confusion, I reached out to a ‘hydration room’ about getting an iron infusion. They schedule me with a nurse practitioner. She was basically the exact opposite and said this should be immediately addressed and treated. She says I have iron deficiency anemia. And they recommend 3 visits 4 days apart before retesting lab work 3 to 4 weeks after. The base goal is a level of 100.
I’m just trying to wrap my head around this and looking for insights from someone who’s had iron infusion treatment. And why the complete opposite from both ends.
I have donated power red twice in 12 months.
100mgs a week of test
1.5 gallons of water a day.
Cardio has taken a big hit. I was doing 30 mins everyday before this.
