You’re taking oral iron to hopefully improve your ferritin, which is currently at 18 after your Tucson Medical Center delivery months ago. The trouble is, absorption issues may be compromising your treatment. Meanwhile, you’re crawling along Campbell Avenue or Grant Road every morning, finding clumps of hair when you shower, and worrying about your health.
Most women in need of IV iron are postpartum or dealing with years of heavy menstruation. They often find themselves in the so-called “ferritin gray zone” wherein iron stores are between 15 and 30 ng/mL, exhaustion and hair loss are usual symptoms, yet blood work appears normal. While convenient, oral iron supplementation isn’t always the best bet.
Doctors across the Foothills, Sabino Canyon, and Sam Hughes may be taking note of low iron levels, but infusions are normally arranged separately, with appointments normally weeks out.
An infusion suite visit at Tucson Medical Center or Banner University means losing half your day to clinical waiting rooms, surface street traffic, and hospital parking decks. Oral iron, on the other hand, not only takes months to take effect but tends to come with side effects like constipation and stomach cramps. One other alternative is to book iron infusions with Drip Gym, which provides a straightforward mobile service.