hi there, im 27 years old from australia, i have been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia which i have had for approx the last 6 months, with no improvement. my HB is 10.9 (11.5-16.5), Ferritin 5ug/L (15-165), Iron 4 (7-27), Transferrin saturation 4% (13-47)
My question is that i understand with iron defiecency anemia, that you can be very tired etc....however i am EXTREMELY tired and EXTREMELY short of breath all the time. it feels like i have no oxygen which makes my chest and lungs feel very heavy. i was started on 5 iron injections, which made no improvement after being retested, and am now back on iron tablets. can my low readings cause this much tiredness and shortness of breath, and what treatment paths would you recommend to get my levels back to normal, as my docotrs dont seem too concerned about this. thank you so much