Dammit!

[jethrien]

All that, and my iron's .2 too low. Bah.

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[jethrien.livejournal.com]

My iron tends to hover right around that point naturally (as does my mother's, actually). I've never experienced any other ill effect. My routine bloodwork regularly passes the doctor's inspection, I don't have unexplainable energy problems, my blood pressure and heart rate are both fine, I have no difficulties exercising. My heart rate and breathing rate are well below Chuckro's during exertion.

My mother's the same way - she's been donating blood regularly for decades now (they gave her an umbrella, and I think baseball tickets at one point), except that she fails the iron test by a hair every once in awhile. It's never done her any harm.

For that matter, I'm pretty good about giving blood - I don't faint, and at most I get a little dizzy if I overexert myself that day (which is normal).

I don't need to OD on iron to pass - however, given Chuckro's dietary issues lately, I've barely eaten red meat in months and probably haven't stepped up the leafy greens as much as I should have to compensate. I'd actually planned for this - tonight's dinner was going to involve a big bowl of spinach. Except that the blood drive was today instead of tomorrow.

Stupid calendar.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

My donated as often as he could in the years we were in Boston (hey, he worked in a hospital with a blood bank). I used to go and wait with him. They gave me cookies and apple juice. We have sooooo many umbrellas.