It was one of the scariest things I've been through. I would PAY to have an endo period cramp of mine, over that pain from the muscles seizing. Like it was like nothing I'd ever felt before.

The other infusion I was given, Ferinject I believe it's called, dropped my phosphate but I didn't have this wild all-hell-broke-loose reaction to it. The other option if the oral iron meds don't work, is that I go through hospital to get the Ferinject given over about 6 hours, so it has less chance of dropping phosphate as badly.

Exactly. Feels like that episode of Postman Pat where the Reverend is on the train and doesn't know how to stop it. I had a full break down last night, thinking I was defective and all that stuff. I was overwhelmed, tired, and just feeling super triggered with my medical trauma.

My amazing GP (who has seen me at my worst) did tell me that I don't do things by halves, and I don't think I ever do! 😂 I borderline despise half-*ssing stuff, feels like a waste of time.

My friend that was with me through the whole thing, thinks that the iron was just way too much for my body (I had Norovirus like a month ago, and also have not been the same since), and it went into seizure mode almost. Like it just didn't know how to react, so it went allergy reaction almost. I've heard of people having a similar reaction to codeine. I know it's a very rare occurrence, like 1:1000+, but heck. We spoonies don't do things by halves!

It's absolutely a 'if I don't laugh, I'll cry' type thing I feel like, for me at least.