Ferritin of 30

[hottentot]

Hi

I have had a blood test and my ferritin levels are 30 with the suggestion

Serum ferritin - (HSM) - normal - may benefit from iron supp otc for hair regrowth

Has anyone had success taking supplements or an infusion?

Thanks in advance

My levels got to 3 before I was offered an infusion, and that was also because I'd had stomach surgery and can't absorb iron very well. It's very area-dependent.

I live in the south east if that helps!

Mine also got to 3 but I was told I wasn't eligible for a transfusion. Who knows why!? I took prescribed ferrous fumarate for 6 months and have taken a supermarket iron supplement for nearly a year and it's now 49.

My GP said it should be between 70 and 100 to feel normal.

Blimey, a year and still below the levels. Why do GPs allow this for women?

Are you feeling better?

It took me a good few years to get things leveled out. It was so frustrating. Not sure if I actually absorbed the oral iron. But I took advice from a friend and ate lots of eggs and spinach and it did help x

It's terrible isn't it. I've been fobbed off with 'you're a mum, of course you're tired' but now my youngest is 18 months the GP is finally actually investigating why I feel so rubbish. Currently having loads of tests done. I've got a GP at the moment who makes all my appointments with her so she can see that I'm not improving, that's made a difference instead of seeing a new GP each time.

Mine is 27 and my docs don't seem to care. It's shit.

Mine has been between 12 and 40 for the last six years. Doctors don't seem to care about ferritin.

Mine seems on the ball too 🎉

Waiting to see her in a couple of weeks to discuss it!

Grovee will try this too 😊

Mine was down to 2 and I was given tablets! This was 20yrs ago and abroad though (but a very modern health system). I was offered an iron injection, not an infusion, but an injection of iron into the muscle. If not injected correcting though, it can leave black dots on the skin like a tattoo. My colleague had them and had black speckles on her buttocks where they'd been injected 😬

Anyways, you can likely get an infusion privately, otherwise it takes 3mths for red blood cells to replicate and it will slowly improve with tablets. Improving diet, having Vit C rich food/drinks with the meds helps absorption whereas tannin rich food depletes it. There is also a vast different between OTC iron tablets and the prescribed dose.

I am thinking of an infusion- any positive experiences?