Any anemics after having gastric bypass?

BlackRoseRNY
on 6/10/14 6:14 am
RNY on 03/19/14 with

What symptoms did you experience?  I'm just trying to rule out anything before I take a bottle of iron. ... just kidding. 

            
poet_kelly
on 6/10/14 9:43 am - OH

Before you take a bottle of iron, get labs done to see if that's your issue.

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BlackRoseRNY
on 6/10/14 9:26 pm
RNY on 03/19/14 with

Yes I am.  Doctor just ordered them today.  I guess I was trying to rule out the possibility before I got too anxious. 

            
renee2468
on 6/10/14 10:34 am

I had the surgery about 7 years ago. I was just discovering that I was very anemic in 2/2014 . Being anemic can be for any reason of course I took tests and also I was not treating my body to the best.

BlackRoseRNY
on 6/10/14 9:27 pm
RNY on 03/19/14 with

Yea I've been pretty bad with my iron intake. .. Thanks for sharing! 

            
H.A.L.A B.
on 6/10/14 9:35 pm, edited 6/11/14 4:17 am

That is not good.  I can't absorb iron and when I take iron (any iron - I tried them all) it really affect my gut due to IBS-C.  

I now need iron infusions - app every other year.   That not only cost me time (5 hours weekly for 4 weeks) plus the infusions go against my deductible and this year alone it would cost me over $2,000 plus pain from iv plus inconvenience of going to hema doc, and the infusion center... Plus side effects from infusions. 

Please take iron so you can avoid that  

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

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BlackRoseRNY
on 6/11/14 4:14 am
RNY on 03/19/14 with
I'm so sorry to hear that!I will definitely be more proactive now. I'm just waiting on my labs too get back
            
siberiancat
on 6/11/14 2:37 am - COLUMBIA CITY, IN

I had no symptoms.  Annual labs showed I was anemic - so now I take iron and labs have been in normal range since.

Penny

 Penny
Highest Weight 255  * Wt loss includes 19 lb lost before surgery

    
BlackRoseRNY
on 6/11/14 4:16 am
RNY on 03/19/14 with
That's great! I just hope it's not anemia. I'm awaiting the lab tests now. Thanks for the response
            
christinalee
on 6/13/14 12:56 am - At Home in, NH

When I was diagnosed with anemia, these were my symptoms:  fatigue, sore tongue, chest pains, shortness of breath, brittle nails, fatigue, lethargy, and a decrease in exercise ability.  Did I mention fatigue ? My lab results clearly showed iron deficiency anemia, and I've been on high dose oral supplementation since October.  I am slowly improving and my hemoglobin and hematocrit are above the anemia threshold, but my ferritin stores are still very low.

Best wishes!

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