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A member asked:

My hb is 7.9, iron is 12, ferritin is 5. do i need iron infusions?

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You need your: hb to be raised with some sort of iron supplement.

Answered 11/11/2015

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Iron studies from 3/30 shows elevated Ferritin 317 (16-228) TIBC 488 (250-450) Iron 113 (45-160) and Saturation 23 (16-45). Had 2 iron infusions in Dec why would TIBC and ferritin be elevated? TIBC was 654, Ferritin 45 prior to iron?

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How fast do ferritin levels fall after iron infusions for anemia? Ferritin went up to 222 after iron, but 7 weeks later was at 99. Is this typical?

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Bw came &dr refer to hemo for infusions said tcib 345 uibc 330 iron serum 15, saturation 4 & ferritin was 7. Hemoglobin 10.1. Is this low Y infusion?

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I got 3 iron infusion and my hemoglobin went up from 10 to 12.5 , RBC from 3.66 to 4.11 WBC from 3.5 to 5.6 but Im concerned because my iron went down from 36 to 23 and my sat from8 to 7 & my ferritin from 9 to 167, TIBC from 476 to 318 is this ok?

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A member asked:

I was just diagnosed with anemia, after my annual physical. My HGB level was 9, and ferritin level was 5. I am taking iron pills now. Should I get iron infusions instead? Anemia

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