robin321
09-12-14, 13:48
So my wife is 36. She has 3 kids - including a 1 year old.
She had her checkup in August. At the time, she had low ferritin (or iron, not sure) and they said to take iron tablets and retest in 2 months.
Iron is hard on her stomach, so she took proferrin (I believe). One a day. Some days she missed. Fast forward to October, and her level was exactly the same. Not up or down - but identical.
I assumed it was because she didn't take them faithfully. I didn't really worry. She also has heavy periods, which I know can contribute.
So she has been taking 3 a day, although some days she may only take 1. It is a bit hard to take properly, because you shouldn't take it with coffee, or after other pills... remembering is a bit tough.
I wasn't worried. As I said, she has heavy periods and her compliance wasn't great. Last week, she mentioned to me offhand that the dr said if it didn't change this time it could be an issue.
Of course, I go to Dr Google. Even though Google says the most common cause is heavy periods, it does mention intestinal issues, and other more worrying things.
Since reading this I am in a daze. I am worried. She is due to go back, but I am imaging it will be low again, and Xmas will be terrible. I imagine more stress with doing more tests....
I just needed to vent.
She had her checkup in August. At the time, she had low ferritin (or iron, not sure) and they said to take iron tablets and retest in 2 months.
Iron is hard on her stomach, so she took proferrin (I believe). One a day. Some days she missed. Fast forward to October, and her level was exactly the same. Not up or down - but identical.
I assumed it was because she didn't take them faithfully. I didn't really worry. She also has heavy periods, which I know can contribute.
So she has been taking 3 a day, although some days she may only take 1. It is a bit hard to take properly, because you shouldn't take it with coffee, or after other pills... remembering is a bit tough.
I wasn't worried. As I said, she has heavy periods and her compliance wasn't great. Last week, she mentioned to me offhand that the dr said if it didn't change this time it could be an issue.
Of course, I go to Dr Google. Even though Google says the most common cause is heavy periods, it does mention intestinal issues, and other more worrying things.
Since reading this I am in a daze. I am worried. She is due to go back, but I am imaging it will be low again, and Xmas will be terrible. I imagine more stress with doing more tests....
I just needed to vent.