Anaemia - transfussion - anyone else had this?

[thehockeyandtheivy]

Hello - I always seem to be on asking about iron related stuff and got loads of advice on here about iron tablets and sickness etc.

My docs have finally agreed after me not keeping any form of iron tablet down for 4 months that I now need transfusions or infusions of some type. I am due a caesarian in April so its pretty important I'm not anaemic before that, plus also, I feel shattered already with the anaemia and hyperemesis so its not exactly going to improve a great deal before April. Has anyone had these? What does it involve? how often? etc I'm waiting to hear from the haemotology dept this week.

I had three transfusions after a section due to blood loss and anaemia. I couldn't keep the tablets down neither, but they left it until the section. They just gave me them in the same site as the fluids, and the marophine. It looked like spagetti junction in my arm! Thye kept doing blood tests until they were happy that my iron levels were back to normal. It got back up enough after the third for me to be let out, but I still had to take iron tablets for a few months after that. I managed to keep them down ok after giving birth.

also, another thought, can't u have iron injected? They threatened me with that when I kept telling them I couldn't keep the tablets down.

Have you tried the iron supplements that come in a liquid form? It looks just like water and you dilute it into orange juice, it tastes for the most part like water too. I can't quite remember the name of it at the moment.

Have you tried the iron supplements that come in a liquid form? It looks just like water and you dilute it into orange juice, it tastes for the most part like water too. I can't quite remember the name of it at the moment.