Tired and dizzy...low iron?

[greenreader 19]

Hi everyone. This past week I have really been struggling with dizziness and my energy level. I am falling asleep by 8:30 each night. I am keeping up with fluids, Vitamins and Protein requirements, so when I talked to my nurse practitioner, we both thought it might be an issue with Iron. I am going in for lab tests later today to check it out. Has anyone else had this happen about a month out from surgery? My Multivitamin has an iron supplement, so I am hoping to figure this out without another pill. I will also try to get in more iron rich foods that aren't meat based, since meat is still hard for me to digest.

[Losebig 508]

I’ve been feeling the same way for the last few days. I had blood work Friday, not sure on the results yet. They thought maybe low B12, but we’ll see. I am fighting off a cold, so that might be it too. Let us know what the blood work shows.

[WaywardMama 55]

Hi everyone. This past week I have really been struggling with dizziness and my energy level. I am falling asleep by 8:30 each night. I am keeping up with fluids, Vitamins and Protein requirements, so when I talked to my nurse practitioner, we both thought it might be an issue with Iron. I am going in for lab tests later today to check it out. Has anyone else had this happen about a month out from surgery? My Multivitamin has an Iron supplement, so I am hoping to figure this out without another pill. I will also try to get in more iron rich foods that aren't meat based, since meat is still hard for me to digest.

That’s how I was with low iron. A simple infusion helped a ton. Glad you are getting it checked out just in case.