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What Does The Ferritin Level Of 2 From Blood Work Suggest?
I had blood work done and my Ferritin was at 2. The Natural Medicine doctor gave me an iron shot last week and iron supplement. I had another iron shot two days ago. Feel very bad. Should I go to my regular internal medican doctor and see what is going on. What about the injections? Do I need a transfusion?
Hemoglobin 11.5
Hematocrit 35.1
MCV 78.1
WBC 3.5
Hemoglobin 11.5
Hematocrit 35.1
MCV 78.1
WBC 3.5
Fri, 11 Jul 2014
ferritine is the storage form of iron. and you have low ferritine means you have low iron store. but your hb is not that much low. you need iron therapy but at this hb oral iron therapy is sufficint now onwards.also you should search for the cause of low iron. and definitly iron injection or oral form leads to some problems but its normal and acceptable. take oral iron tablets if convenient and take high iron containing diet.
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