Fatigued at 9 months out!

[Janice1968 92]

I am 9 months out and I'm very tired, my hemoglobin has dropped from 13.8 to 11.2

My Iron is at 40.

I am on Bariatric Advantage Vitamins with iron. Been thinking about taking Geritol liquid as well. Any thoughts?

[rosepose 105]

I'm sure that the nutritionist would have better advice, however as someone who also struggles with anemia, I use the Celebrate chewable with Iron and then boost that with a Bariatric Advantage Iron chew (the chocolate raspberry chew) and it got me up to normal before the surgery. She also says to make sure that I do not take any of the iron containing supplements along with Calcium as Calcium blocks the iron absorption. So does coffee and Fiber fyi. Taking it shortly before a meat based Protein meal is probably to your best advantage.

I have been very fatigued since the surgery but I'm still only a month out and my nut says that's because I am having issues getting enough calories in. We'll be checking the iron again in a month and a half though and hopefully it will still be normal then.

[Jenschmitz 1]

I've seen Dr Rutledge on his YouTube videos talk about Proferrin. It's a pain to get to me (Australia) think, so I just stick to normal Iron supplements. I take them with juice too. Vit c and iron go hand in hand.

You could have a rare steak and cut it into small pieces ... Hmm that'll be my most favourite way of iron!

[Aussie Bloke 6]

I've seen Dr Rutledge on his YouTube videos talk about Proferrin. It's a pain to get to me (Australia) think, so I just stick to normal Iron supplements. I take them with juice too. Vit c and Iron go hand in hand.

You could have a rare steak and cut it into small pieces ... Hmm that'll be my most favourite way of iron!

Nutri-chew is a multiviatam available in Australia, my dietician recomends it as it has high levels of iron, it is chewable, you can buy it online as well

I was using it when I had the lap band in, I stopped for a while as I thought I didn't need it, my iron dropped to buggery (which is really uncommon for men) and was really fatigued, I finished up having an iron infusion to get my iron back up

Edited October 18, 2015 by Trevor