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watching a girl on tiktok say she’s finally getting iron infusions for her chronically low ferritin (20-30) and remembering when a doctor told me my levels were a little low but fine (6-10) 😭
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Anonymous 3w

Low is low, no comparing. But regardless your doctor is an idiot.

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Anonymous 3w

ferritin under 30 is absolute iron deficiency. optimal level is 125+

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

My ferritin level is 28 as of a blood test two weeks ago and nothing was said about it

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

maybe check back in with them

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

most drs are ignorant about iron deficiency. good news is you don’t need a dr to fix iron deficiency. even if you went to your dr they’d tell you to take a small dose of iron, a kind that most people get GI issues from, every other day and that’s not enough. join the iron protocol facebook group for more in depth info. the group’s recommendations come from the american society of hematology. my dr just told me to eat iron rich foods but you can’t eat your way out of iron deficiency

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

Thank you

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

yw 😊 lmk if i can help you with anything

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