Iron Saturation Dropping?

[williamsk39 9]

I had my pre op labs drawn in april (super early bc im inpatient) and my Iron saturation was "low" at 12% no big deal, started taking the iron +vit c BariMelts to get in a good routine for post op.

Went last week to get redrawn and low and behold my iron saturation dropped to 8%? Everything else comes back "normal".

Should I be worried? Anyone else have this pro orpost op?

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[James Marusek 5,244]

After bariatric surgery my Iron levels dropped so I began taking iron supplements. I was told by my nutritionist to take ferrous sulfate as an iron supplement for the best absorption. Also it is important to give a 2 hours separation between iron and Calcium.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Okay that is a good point James, we sometimes forget to space them.