Saw the hemo on Thursday. Its good news and bad news. Good news is that I don't need an infusion- yet. That is the bad news. I am still going to need one. It has been 15 months or so since my last infusion. I have managed to hold onto to my ferritin stores for 9 months longer than since surgery. I was getting infused with dextran infusion every 6 months and symptomatic before that at times. I turned this around with 2 cheawable iron tablets from www.bbvitamins.com every morning on an empty stomach. It has been remarkable how it has helped me hold onto the iron.
Right now my hemo is 12.1 so it is trending down, but still hanging. My ferritin has gone from 66 in July to 20 on Thursday. Looks like I will be booking that infusion for January or February. In honor of my sinking iron stores, it has been terrifically cold here the last two days. I am talking 20 degrees. What's up with that? It also appears I working desperately to get some kind of cold.
What's the plan for Thanksgiving? We are doing the usual gauntlet. Lunch at the in-laws and dinner at my moms- maybe stop off at others for visits. I am making the turkey for my mom's and my pecan pies. It is really good with cinnamon ice cream. We plan to run a 5k that morning. It makes it seem like then I can eat what I want. The good thing about Thanksgiving is there are plenty of protein choices available.
Hey Kim,
Sorry to hear about the iron. That sucks. I've been taking the Polysaccharide Iron from Vitalady and it has worked wonders for me. You might want to give it a try. I had an infusion back in Dec '06, but haven't had to have one since!
Hope all is well with you otherwise!
Miss Ya!
Tia
Posted by: Tia | Sunday, 30 November 2008 at 09:20 PM