Re: anyone had IV iron on the nhs?

[Guest guest]

When I was pregnant, I became very anaemic and was given Inferon

Injections in my bum. Not a pleasant experience, because the iron had a tendency

to leak out and stain clothing, they pushed the needle in deep and then had to

twist the needle in another direction. It hurt. However, these days, I am sure

they have refined their method of injecting iron. I would ask your GP about

this.

hi all

my ferritin remains low at 27 despite taking iron for months according to all

the recommendations about vit c, away from calcium etc

i'm thinking of asking my gp about iv iron and was wondering if anyone had any

experience of this.

i will need to sell it to him as last time i spoke to him he said i'd been on

iron long enough!

thanks

susie x

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19:57:00

[Guest guest]

I have had the iron injections in the rear. I wasn't allowed to have any more

after they (presumably the lab my practice uses) told the GPs that they wouldn't

test for ferritin any more. I was told that since this meant they wouldn't know

if I'd had too much iron, it was dangerous to use injections! I now usually take

Spatone or iron tabs from the Dr. and my GP can usually get them to test for

ferritin anyway.

Strangely, although the iron tablets from the Dr are much stronger than the

Spatone sachets, I seem to be able to absorb the iron from from the Spatone more

easily.

Louise.

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> hi all

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> my ferritin remains low at 27 despite taking iron for months according to all

the recommendations about vit c, away from calcium etc

>

> i'm thinking of asking my gp about iv iron and was wondering if anyone had any

experience of this.

>

> i will need to sell it to him as last time i spoke to him he said i'd been on

iron long enough!

>

> thanks

>

> susie x

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[Guest guest]

I was asking at the clinic where I get Vit C infusion and they told me that Iron

infusion is only done in hospital as people can have serious side

affects/reactions. The nurse also told me that many people ask about iron

infusion. BTW, I get 25,000 Vit C, Magnesium, zinc and B's in the solution.

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> When I was pregnant, I became very anaemic and was given Inferon Injections

> in my bum. Not a pleasant experience, because the iron had a tendency to

> leak out a

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[Guest guest]

Hi all. I saw Dr P on Saturday and he suggested I try Spatone so will be giving

that a whirl. The cheapest I've found it so far is on amazon and the reviews

there are very good, so lets hope it does the trick.

[Guest guest]

I usually get my Spatone from Boots when they have a three for two offer, don't

know if this is cheaper than Amazon though. I think the normal Boots price is

about £7.00 each.

Louise.

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> Hi all. I saw Dr P on Saturday and he suggested I try Spatone so will be

giving that a whirl. The cheapest I've found it so far is on amazon and the

reviews there are very good, so lets hope it does the trick.

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[Guest guest]

Hi susie

Vit D3 is very cheap over the net. 100 capsules of 5,000iu are only $7.30 US

https://secure.bio-tech-pharm.com/catalog.aspx?cat_id=2

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> > hi all

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> > my ferritin remains low at 27 despite taking iron for months according to

all the recommendations about vit c, away from calcium etc

> >

> > i'm thinking of asking my gp about iv iron and was wondering if anyone had

any experience of this.

> >

> > i will need to sell it to him as last time i spoke to him he said i'd been

on iron long enough!

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > susie x

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

My Mother way back in the 60’s often had to

have 8 pints of blood transfused and was often seriously anaemic (ulcerative colitis).

But she nearly died when she was given IV iron – as her body could not

metabolise it properly. Low and behold it comes to pass she had thyroid

disease not diagnosed till she was nearly 80 – hence why she was always

anaemic and hence why she couldn’t metabolise it properly.

So I would say your Dr was quite right to show his

feelings on this. It is a very vital component but can also be very dangerous

if taken to excess which also means taking in large amounts if you can’t

remove it from the body sufficiently. As I always try to tell everyone –

easy does it. Our poor kidneys and liver just can’t take too much in one

go – they have enough work to do it as it is.

Kind regards

Mandy

[Guest guest]

I think spatone is available at Boots on their 3 for the price of two offer. I

don't know how that compares to the price you have found on amazon though. Judy

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> Hi all. I saw Dr P on Saturday and he suggested I try Spatone so will be

giving that a whirl. The cheapest I've found it so far is on amazon and the

reviews there are very good, so lets hope it does the trick.

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