Iron supplements need help.. UPDATE

So my midwife and OB are concerned because I am low in blood and iron but my GI has told me before that I cant take iron supplements and that if I need iron they will do a transfusion, I already had a few of those a while back.
But my midwife and OB don't want to do a transfusion while I am pregnant !!
My transfusions have gone really well in the past no side affects or anything so not sure why they are iffy about it.
Plus my GI was considering a scope since my colon is a little bit of a mess at the moment but my midwife does not like that :S
I feel like I am stuck in the middle of two arguing parents hehe


So not sure what to do and I cant remember why my GI did not want me to take iron supplements hehe.
I have to talk to him this week I was just wondering if any of you had advice for me?

UPDATE:

So I talked to my GI who wanted me to try the pills and see as I am in remission at the moment.
Well two pills later and I have massive D and vomiting !!!
So much for that so I will ask for a infusion..

Post Edited (isergodur) : 3/16/2012 4:12:56 PM (GMT-6)

Thank you, thats what I thought that they would just make me feel better like they did when I was not pregnant.
I am going to call my GI and ask him I trust him more than my midwife although she is good she is not a doctor and I have to talk to my high risk OB have not discussed this with her.

And about my gut I am not sure I have any hehe I just want to do whats best for the babies and with two people saying two different things I am a little lost :S

kazbern said...
How pregnant are you? I think low iron is kind of normal during pregnancy. it seems odd that your GI said you can't take supplements.

I am 16 weeks with twins and low in blood and iron.
My GI is ok with me taking vitamins and folic acid but not iron, that's why I have had iron infusions.

pmedic said...
Why is your GI against iron supplements? Is that due to the pregnancy?
When I was very anemic and getting frequent blood transfusions, I was taking 2 fergon per day and had no side effects.

No it has something to do with my digestion and my crohn's I honestly cant remember but he made me have infusions in stead of taking iron pills.
I will just have to ask him what he thinks.

I cannot have any form of iron supplements, not even the injections as I have a bad allergic reaction to them, odd really. So when I get aneamic they will let mine iron levels go down to 7 and then do a blood transfusion. I had the same problem when I was pregnant and managed to keep the level just above 7 so was ok, felt rough and heady at times but managed just about. Have they also checked the underlying iron store level as this can be higher that the normal iron level, mine is always ok it's just the normal one that shows up as low sometimes.

Good luck and yes I had same problem when I was pregnant but mine was between the Midwife/OB and GI/Surgeon. Why the hell they can't pick up the phone to each other rather than me having to relay messages I have no idea.

UPDATE:

So I talked to my GI who wanted me to try the pills and see as I am in remission at the moment.
Well two pills later and I have massive D and vomiting !!!
So much for that so I will ask for a infusion..