Anemia....post op

I'm curious about if my anemic condition will change for the better and how long it takes to get back to normal after surgery.
Obviously my heavy periods have caused this, and does no more periods mean no more anemia???

I'm not sure how long it takes to rebuild your iron after surgery. I was on a high strength Iron supplement 3 times a day for six weeks before and after surgery.

I don't know what my numbers were before surgery, just that they were pretty low and my DR said we had to get it up before surgery, and I haven't had my levels checked since surgery, I just know I started feeling a lot better pretty quickly (I mean from the anemia).

Hi, I was slightly anemic before my surgery and was sent home with iron to take for a few weeks afterwards. I've been fine since then.

Best wishes.

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Hi - in February I had a blood test for iron deficiency, and my reading came back at 102 g/L. (Normal range for women is 120-160 g/L) I was prescribed an iron supplement 3 times daily, which I took more or less faithfully, though I can't say I really noticed any difference in energy. I had my surgery on May 27th, and shortly after that my iron level was read at 107 g/L. I'm still taking the 3xdaily iron supplement, and hoping that since I'm no longer bleeding that when I go in for my six-week check my levels will be up.

I try to eat an orange a day - that seems to help some. Since the surgery I've been taking a stool softener.

My energy levels are still really low. I realise part of that is the surgery and the anesthetic, but part of it is probably the anemia as well. These numbers sure seem to take their time - guess it shows how much blood I was losing!