Question:
Has anyone not been able to have a tummy tuck due to low iron levels?

I am scheduled for a tummy tuck in two weeks, I went for blood work and my iron levels were low (they have been for a while)I'm worried that they will cancel my surgery. Has anyone had to have a blood transfusion to be able to have a TT? My hemoticrit is 10.3.    — Jennifer C. (posted on September 25, 2003)

September 24, 2003
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD LOW IRON, AND MY TUMMY TUCK WAS NOT CANCELED AND WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH, NO PROBLEMS, NO TRANSFUSIONS OR ANYTHING. HERE'S A HINT THOUGH GET SOME NEOSPORIN(SP) AND PUT IT ON ONCE YOU GET HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL WHENEVER YOU CHANGE YOUR BANDAGES AND IT HELPS REDUCE THE RISK OF INFECTION, EVERYONE I KNOW WHO HAS DONE THIS HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEIR INCISIONS. GOOD LUCK AND TAKE IT EASY. TONJIA -132PDS
   — Tonjia L.

September 25, 2003
I was scheduled for a TT and hernia repair. My iron was way low; instead of 'postponing' they just gave me a transfusion. Everything went fine.
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