I'll be one year post op next month and have an appointment with the PA at my surgeons office . However, my endo ordered some labs and normal range for ferritin is 15-150 and mine was 16. She said I do not need to start supplementation. This was the only test she ordered regarding my iron level. Anyone have any experience like this? With it being so close to abnormal, it seems like I could become deficient in the next year before it's checked again .

that's really low. Some WLS patients get infusions when it gets down to 20 or so. I know it's technically in the range, but...low. Some of us really feel like crap when it gets down to the low end of the range. Are you feeling OK? If so, then maybe you'll still be OK for awhile - but monitor that for sure! (mine has always been over 200, so I haven't had that issue (yet....), but a lot of WLS patients have)

P.S. that's getting too low for oral iron to do much good. It's supposedly kind of difficult to bring your ferritin level way up on oral supplementation alone. Usually they do an infusion or two (or maybe more), and THEN put you on supplements to maintain your (higher) level. Watch that..

Edited May 27, 20197 yr by catwoman7

I guess that they aren't thinking about it being borderline, just looking for anything out of range. You should probably remind them of your lab results during your appointment