Hello I am new to forum and thinking about lap band

[dean123 0]

I'm sorry to hear that, Mary. I have a feeling, as overweight people, we often overlook symptoms of Iron deficiencies and other similar illnesses, because we tend to attribute tiredness and pain to our weight. I hope you quickly get to the root of the problem, and that you're back on track for a band very soon.

Yeah I am upset too.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

Mary, two years ago I had surgery for a ruptured achilles tendon and got an infection in the insicion area. The hospital in Key West (I was out of town, on vacation) was running basic blood work to prep me for emergency surgery to clean out the infection and discovered my Iron level was a big 6 (needed to about about 13). They gave me a transfusion to raise my levels and did the surgery, but when I got back home, I had to go to GI doc to find out why my iron level was so low. They did the edoscopy thing and found digested blood in my stomach and a bleeding ulcer. Medication took care of if (I took Aciphex for a year, but at the follow up endoscopy, it was already healed up). Be sure to tell the GI doc that you are trying to get cleared for lap band surgery and hopefully he can take care of that for you along with the examination for a possible GI bleed.

[dean123 0]

Mary, two years ago I had surgery for a ruptured achilles tendon and got an infection in the insicion area. The hospital in Key West (I was out of town, on vacation) was running basic blood work to prep me for emergency surgery to clean out the infection and discovered my Iron level was a big 6 (needed to about about 13). They gave me a transfusion to raise my levels and did the surgery, but when I got back home, I had to go to GI doc to find out why my Iron level was so low. They did the edoscopy thing and found digested blood in my stomach and a bleeding ulcer. Medication took care of if (I took Aciphex for a year, but at the follow up endoscopy, it was already healed up). Be sure to tell the GI doc that you are trying to get cleared for lap band surgery and hopefully he can take care of that for you along with the examination for a possible GI bleed.

Oh my goodness! I am glad all has worked out for you.

I to have achilles tendonitis, it is so painful. I hope they can find the source. I had an enoscopy top and bottom in February and said all I had was some reflux issue. I hope they did not poke something and have me bleeding inside somewhere.

I am showing no wasting out of blood, which they find odd. So I guess that is why they are running test with specialist. Hopefully I do not have a bad blood condition.

Even if I have to put off the surgery I just want to be healthy.

Thanks for your response.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

I thought it wasn't necessarily uncommon for pre-menopausal women to be anemic (if that's what you mean) My gyn always checked us for it at our annual physical. Hopefully with you it's something easily corrected! Good luck!

[dean123 0]

I thought it wasn't necessarily uncommon for pre-menopausal women to be anemic (if that's what you mean) My gyn always checked us for it at our annual physical. Hopefully with you it's something easily corrected! Good luck!

I am not sure of the cause. I have had a total hysterectomy, on hormones. Not having bloody stool or anything like that, right now it is a mystery to me.

my numbers are like 9 when range is 20-? I think.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Oddly my sister, too, had this problem after her hysterectomy (she was a year or two older than you, I think). Hers was her diet. I don't remember her numbers and don't mean to be glib about your situation but just hope it is something that is easily and quickly put right for you!

And once they get the numbers back up you'll most likely feel a lot better! So this is frustrating beyond words I'm sure but it's a good thing they found it. :biggrin:

[dean123 0]

Oddly my sister, too, had this problem after her hysterectomy (she was a year or two older than you, I think). Hers was her diet. I don't remember her numbers and don't mean to be glib about your situation but just hope it is something that is easily and quickly put right for you!

And once they get the numbers back up you'll most likely feel a lot better! So this is frustrating beyond words I'm sure but it's a good thing they found it. :biggrin:

Yes I pray it is just my diet. I do not eat a lot of Iron rich foods. So that would be a great fix for me. I am glad they found it to. It was the morning before I was scheduled to give blood.