I have been soooo tired...

I've been soooo tired, having headaches all of the time, feeling achy as though I had the flu, my hands and feet hurt, and my legs feel like they always wont to be on the move, to say that I'm fatigued is the understatement of the decade and I'm having much more problems with depression...  and now I know why. I went to my PCP with my laundry list of complaints and he ran very comprehensive labs. The long and the short of it is that my iron levels are off: 

Serum Ferritin is low at 5, 
% Saturation is low normal at 16, 
Iron Binding Capacity is slightly high at 473
TIBC is okay at 78

I'm being scheduled for an iron infusion with my Hematologist that followed me for my Hemachromatosis. When I first broached having RNY we discussed that this was a possibilitly. I am hoping that an infusion will help me feel a little more like me again. 

Barbara, I know your woes...so sorry you feel so awful.  I have been getting infusions since 2004.
I would like to offer another thought to you, you are most likely low in magnesium and protein too. You might want to supplement in those areas and the B's too.   You will bounce back much faster.  I have found that when my levels are really low, doing 3 infusions in a week, then 2,  then one.... seemed to get me better a lot faster.   Hope you feel better very soon.   Lisa

Oh no! I am sorry you've been feeling so bad!! I hope the infusion works quickly! How do you think your iron got so low? I'm sort of a newbie, so I'm curious about supplements and how to use them correctly. Any cautionary tale to tell?
I hope you feel better soon!
Sara