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Feeling fatigued and nauseous after one unit of blood transfusion and a iron infusion.

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Matty1990
Matty1990

I had a blood transfusion and a iron infusion on the 6th of this month (6/6/2022) due to my haemoglobin level being 76 and never had i ever experienced side-effects before i’m feeling very ill in the stomach and very fatigued. Im hoping they may have gave me a bit too much iron as usually i dont have iron if get a blood transfusion. I usually get 500mg and this time they gave me 2000mg although I could be wrong. I've been getting iron infusions for about 4-5 yrs due to iron deficiency anaemia caused from an internal bleed from a hiatus hernia. 4 yrs ago my Hb level was 38 and they took me to hospital and they gave me 5 units of blood to get my levels back up. After the hospital visit had ongoing tests for months after for them to finally find the bleed from my hernia.

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