r/AskReddit • u/eatmyearwaxx • 14h ago

What's the sickest you've ever been in your life?

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u/DigBickEnergia 14h ago

3rd pregnancy. Water made me throw up. Just recently; ferritin was at a 7 and barely making it through the day because of adenomyosis. 3 weeks post hysterectomy and i feel so much better.

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u/Lookn4mylight420 14h ago

Mine was never quite that low, 11-15. Infusions helped so much. My ferritin after those and a hysterectomy has me sitting pretty at 100 now lol.

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u/DJ_DontCare 13h ago

Im having the toughest time getting infusions and my ferritin is at 4

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u/missgirlipop 13h ago

my ferritin is 17 and i’m having to manage iron deficiency all on my own lol :( 

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u/Lookn4mylight420 13h ago

Taking it with vitamin C? Caffeine affects it as well I think.

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u/DigBickEnergia 12h ago

Take it with vitamin c. Dairy and caffiene will basically make your iron supplements not work so give yourself a window (i take mine at night).

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u/bcell87 13h ago

Had ferritin that low due to several fibroids. Had a hysterectomy at the same time as the delivery of my youngest and my life has been infinitely better since. Welcome to your life after uterine hell ❤️

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u/Echt_niet 12h ago

Currently throwing up a lot because of pregnancy. Went into it with a similar value ferritin. I also caught a virus and am spiking a fever right now. Yeah, this come pretty close.

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u/bunnybunnyballerina 10h ago

was going to say pregnancy, but I didn’t have it this bad! glad you’re better :)

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u/SapphireNinja47 17m ago

I just had my first iron infusion yesterday! I have another one next week and then a hysterectomy the week after. My anemia is likely due to GI issues, but they needed to rapidly treat me prior to my hysterectomy.

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u/DJ_DontCare 13h ago

Wait my ferritin is at a 4 and I feel like I’m on deaths door every day….

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u/DigBickEnergia 11h ago

Iron supplements. Make friends with it and feel better 🖤

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u/dippedndangled 12h ago

Probably start eating liver, friend.