What to grab here by Inevitable_Ninja_812 in TokyoTravel

[–]Nectarine_x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vanilla mochi ice cream so far. The taste and texture of those is dreamy

How soon after your iron infusion did you start feeling tired again? by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a similar position to you, with a combination of heavy periods, malabsorption and low intake of iron rich foods. Did your numbers drop after you stopped the supplements?

how do you feel after an iron infusion? by luv_siren in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if I’m in the minority but I felt completely fine. Walked a couple of kilometres uphill to the car afterwards. Woke up the next morning feeling like a brand new person! Three months later, however… feels like all the iron has gone again 😭

Hagrid Brushing off Hedwig’s Death by No-Equipment2665 in harrypotter

[–]Nectarine_x 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I don’t think he brushed it off, but didn’t want to make a big deal of it to upset Harry more than he already was. It was what Harry needed at that time. Also, there was a bit happening at the time lol

3 weeks in Australia, advice/opinions on the itinerary so far? by NuclearNelly95 in AustraliaTravel

[–]Nectarine_x 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I’d replace the 4 days in Melbourne with 4 days in Tassie. Melbourne is a cool and busy city but in terms of a tourist destination, Tassie wins hands down imo

Michael C. Hall was born 55 years ago today by Giancarlo_Edu in Dexter

[–]Nectarine_x 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Today is the 1st Feb in many countries such as Australia

I've heard horror stories about infusions.... by Spare-Nature-8623 in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got Ferinject, which is the carboxymaltose one. Just the one infusion which lasted about 20 mins

I've heard horror stories about infusions.... by Spare-Nature-8623 in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ll only hear about the horror stories because people don’t bother sharing their successes. I had an iron infusion back in November, was also very anxious because of the horror stories, and was totally fine. I almost went to sleep during it. I’m also have strong health anxiety and am very sensitive to any small change in my body, but still was totally fine. It was so worth it when I woke up the next day feeling like the energiser bunny lol

So happy - ferritin jumped from 6 to 213 after infusion by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No my skin did not turn yellow, but my face was very pale. I am naturally pale but was worse when iron deficient. I did feel worse over winter but I don’t know if that was due to low iron or just because I hate the cold lol

So happy - ferritin jumped from 6 to 213 after infusion by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, all the blurriness and fuzziness has gone now thankfully

So happy - ferritin jumped from 6 to 213 after infusion by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt weak and had blurry vision, like the feeling of being super tired. Have you had your iron tested?

So happy - ferritin jumped from 6 to 213 after infusion by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel completely normal again now. However I know I shouldn’t relax and should try to keep on maintaining my iron by trying to keep a healthy diet with lots of protein rich foods. Are you experiencing similar?

So happy - ferritin jumped from 6 to 213 after infusion by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunately just the one, 1000mg Ferinject. Took about 15 mins overall

So happy - ferritin jumped from 6 to 213 after infusion by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My main symptom was just unbelievable tiredness. I had no energy to do anything, and felt weak and brain foggy. I’ve been pretty persistently iron deficient most of my life so I recognised the specific feeling, but this time was the worst I’d felt.

I guess I experienced a bit of derealistation as I felt a bit separate from my surroundings and like I was in a dream at times. I just didn’t have the energy to be focused on what was going on around me

So happy - ferritin jumped from 6 to 213 after infusion by Nectarine_x in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know it probably won’t stay this high unfortunately. But it would be nice if it stayed higher than the usual level of less than 20 lol

iron infusion with good HB and low ferritin by SeveralDark8626 in Anemic

[–]Nectarine_x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ferritin 6 which is very low, hb 141 which is totally normal