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Low Iron

by mr8902, Apr 08, 2009 03:05PM
Tags: low iron
I recently was diagnosed with anemia..by lab results from bloodwork.  I then was given the occult test which came back negative, and also had a follow up ultrasound of two fibroids I have which also came back as an undertermined cause of the anemia.  My question is - should i seek a GI specialists even though I recently had new tests ran and although still low, most areas are improved within a two month span.  The only change I made was now I take an iron supplement...
                                                 Jan 2009                     Mar 2009
                     Hematocrit             25.0                             29.3
                     Hemoglobin            8.1                                9.1
                     MCV                       64                                 69
                     RDW                      18.1                             22.4
                     Lymphs                  54                                 45
                     Monocytes              0                                    2
                     Ferritin, Serum         2                                   9
                     Iron Bind Cap          475                               493
                     UNIC                      464                               479
                     Iron serum                11                               14
                     Iron Saturatino          2                                   3
    
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