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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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.

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