Iron infusion tomorrow
@ricki_911 (21625)
Toronto, Ontario
September 14, 2015 3:50pm CST
I have my appointment at the hospital tomorrow morning. It will take a couple hours normally, and my appointment is at 11am.
The hook the IV up, then it pumps into me. I hope this time will be the last but I doubt it will be. I have gone at least 6 times already and it never is enough to bring the levels back up.
I am luckily so far the nurses have been rather nice, and always sit talking away. They for some reason have the TV in the far corner so I can never see it. Most people sleep during the treatment but I am usually up working at that time.
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
15 Sep 15
Good luck and I hope that all goes well. I hope that this will be the last time you will have to go through it, so you can be healthy again.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Sep 15
It does help with energy and mood which is why I keep going. But it is annoying sitting several times for 3 -4 hours at a time only to have to go back again.
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
15 Sep 15
@ricki_911 I don't know about the mood thing, but I do know about the energy. I am anemic at least once a month, and it is horrible. There are times when I go to do something, for instance get up to go do the dishes, only to realize that as I was in the process of trying to get the energy to actually get up I fell asleep.
I hope that they are able to find something that helps you, so that you do not have to keep going back and having these treatments.
I hope that they are able to find something that helps you, so that you do not have to keep going back and having these treatments.
@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Sep 15
Hope all goes well. A nice nurse is definitely a good thing.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Sep 15
They are! I've had a few that couldn't put the needle in or just rude. But today they were both very nice.
