I just spoke to my doctor's office and my anemia has only improved slightly. They are concerned and that is making me nervous. So, starting today I will take 2 iron pills per day and will take them with a Vitamin C rich liquid, like OJ to help with absorbtion. Tomorrow, I will be giving more blood and this time they are doing a more intensive anemia test to look at the multiple causes of anemia and determine which one is affecting my levels. I may then have another course of action to follow. We will retest in 3 weeks and if I have not shown improvement, I will be sent to a blood specialist.
They also gave me permission to take 2 Flintstones chewables instead of the pre-natal vitamin. I so wish I had been given this option by my doctor 34 weeks ago. I have a real aversion to swallowing pills- both physically and mentally. I need to suck it up for my daughter and get through this so that she is healthy. I would appreciate your prayers that I remember to take them, follow through with it and don't suffer the negative side effects!
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Oops! I'm sorry. . .I forgot to mention how my dr. told me to take the iron supplement with vitamin c. It helped me a lot. Just make sure that the OJ is not calcium fortified. . .The calcium blocks absorption or something. Between the zantac, calcium supplement, pre-natal and iron pill, it really felt like rocket science trying to find the right time to take all the pills so that they would all work and none would interfere with the others. I'll keep praying for you!!
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