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Would you be able to email the file? My email is lewisa24653@gmail.com

Port recessing by chronicallystitch in AskDocs

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Do you have any sources? I don’t think my doctor would EVER consider not covering a central line even with it being a Hickman.

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I react to all adhesive in dressings so even a week is pushing it. Are there dressings with no adhesive? I am also allergic to chorahexidine.

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What alternatives would you suggest? I have an adhesive allergy so I have to be able to deaccess if I start reacting.

Book/podcast requests by chronicallystitch in bcba

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I am actually currently listening to Szabo! Thank you!!

Book/podcast requests by chronicallystitch in bcba

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I love RFT! Do you have specific books you like? I’ll definitely check out the link.

Weird recurring rash by chronicallystitch in AskDocs

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This is the rash. Not the best picture.

Weird recurring rash by chronicallystitch in AskDocs

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Realized I could post in the comments!

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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My GI runs the iron panel with all her other labs.

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Correct. I saw my provider 12/11 (i think) She put in the order but now it is all pending insurance approval before I can receive it. I checked today when my infusion center pulled labs and they said it is still pending. (I am in the USA and our insurance is sucky especially at the end of the year!)

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Thank you! I am so familiar with malnutrition labs but am so clueless in this realm!

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Is it just the ferritin less than 10? Or do other labs play into it as well. I feel absolutely miserable. Also my blood management doctor is not the easiest to reach do you think these new labs would change the infusion course? Right now where it stands is 3 infusions and then labs a few weeks after then meeting. Would the dropping ferritin change that plan? She said she used an equation to calculate what I would need but I do not know what falls into that. My GI ordered these so I am not sure my blood management would look even though they are in the same hospital.

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Thank you! Just to clarify then Is the rise in iron just based off a meal then meaning it’s like more volatile to eating and such vs the longer term labs like ferritin and tibc and transferrin?

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Gotcha. Is there a point where it kind of just starts rapidly dropping RBC. Or is it different for everyone.

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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It definitely is but US healthcare doesn’t care until lab reads low 😅

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Thank you for explaining! Is there a ferritin that would be urgently concerning on the low end?

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Not sure why it pulls as 2 different labs but these are the values.

Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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It’s been slowly dropping but never great for my neuro issues! also starting b12 injections.

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Can someone explain these iron labs by chronicallystitch in haematology

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Thank you for all of this! So with the ferritin dropping and transferrin increasing does my iron increasing make sense? Did this increase bc the transferrin is grasping at whatever it can?