Still dealing with low iron.

I have been chugging along pretty good up until last month when I felt like I hit a brick wall. (Been have iron/anemia issues forever now). Made an apt. with my hematologist and sure enough my hemoglobin dropped to 10.2 and he said I have zero iron in my blood. So back for iron infusions I go this week.

No questions.....just venting. So tired of being tired from all this. It makes all the daily things I have to do such a chore and I hate feeling like that. It's especially frustrating because no one can tell me why. I have no real issues with my j pouch, I'm not bleeding, I exercise and try to eat right. If I say to any doctor that I don't think I'm absorbing iron they so no that's not true, you are. Oh yeah? Then where the hell is it??

Thanks keepMovinOn. I know the infusions will help...they always do. I just wish I could hold on to the iron afterwards! It's expensive too. Since we have a high deductible, this ends up out of pocket.

Yes it's outpatient. Takes about an hour so it's not a huge deal. I'm not sure how many he wants me to do this time. The sadest part is I have to go to my hospital's cancer center for the infusions so I'm sitting there with all the people getting their chemo. :( That makes me realize I really don't have it bad at all.