Iron Transfusions

thanks judi!!!

Frankie lee I first want to wish you the best of luck.  And hope you only need a few iron infusion and you start feeling better after your treatment.For my nitemare  started back on 4-5-07. Feeling tired and cold all of the time. Only to find out that. I had a low blood count, low blood pressure and a very low iron count. So I was given three units of red packed cells.Sent to a dr at the rcc who deals with blood disorders. In which I was given piggy packs before my iron infussion of deckatron to help with the swallon and other reactions I had due to the. iron. Yess before each infussion I have to have blood work done to see where my levels are Plus for me I had them three times a week for the last three months. Now they are jus****ching my blood levels to see when I have to have more infussion. My dr at the rcc has me takeing 500mg of vit c before. I take my regular iron twice a day. He feels that the vit c will help the iron stay in the body longer when you do this. The iron treatments lasted a hour and half but with the other piggy backs they gave me and the blood work. It equal out  to a three and a half hour day at the center.IMO do I feel better some weeks I do other days no but then again those are the weeks that my blood count is off and needs help during the bad weeks. Again I wish you the best of luck. No it does not hurt and the iv's are aat room temp when they give them to you. Plus when I get mine they wait till I am in the chair before they mix the iron infussion before giving it tome. Pluse the take vitalsigns before and after each treatments.Taichi

taichi, what are "piggybacks"? im so sorry you have to go thru all of this.  that must be very frustarting dealing these treatments 3 days per week for three months!!!  wow!!!  how do you find the time??? i hope you get all better too. frankie

Frankie Lee. Thank-you for your well wishes:) They call them piggy back where all I go. All they are. Are small bags of iron and deckatron. Than the normal size bags of iv solutions. Where a regular bag of iv solution can hold up to a 1000cc of flds. The piggy backs that I get only hold around a 150 cc  to 300 cc of treatments.     Yes at times it is frustarting to have it done. LOL on these days it is hard to find time seeing how I have ocd where. I must be at the gym for 2 hours and walk 8 miles plus work the nite shift. And find time to do my daily chores. Best of luck to you

Just started my iron infusion yesterday had no reaction on a drug called Ferrlecit.  the only drawback is that i have to go twice a week for the next 8 weeks but If I can have some energy then i'm all for it.  hope you infusion goes well.  Marsha