Iron Infusion Treatments
By 911Ricki
@911Ricki (13588)
Canada
December 22, 2012 5:58pm CST
I had never heard of the iron transfusion treatments before my doctor forced me to go for them.
Its an IV where over 2 hour span they pump iron through you, I go for 8 weeks, and then get blood work done.
I never noticed a change but some say just my colour in skin, and just me waking up earlier. I would normally drag myself out of bed at 10am, and just be exhausted, not I am usually up 730 - 8am, and full of energy.
I do have 4 more weeks as normally its 4 weeks, and you are done. But my side effects put it back another 4 weeks with half the dose.
Have you had the treatment? Any side effects? Did it last?
2 responses
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
23 Dec 12
I'm a nurse and I have never heard if getting iron infusions. What color is it? I don't even remember giving ferrous sulfate in injectable form, but I believe it is given Z - Track so it doesn't leak back out if the tissues. Never heard of it in IV infusion.
@BarBaraPrz (45476)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Dec 12
No, I haven't had this treatment. And, I must say, I had not heard of it before your mentioning it.
