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Elizabethtx · 10-31-2010, 09:33 AM

During chemo my Hgb levels went down to 8.5. I was tired and cold (still am!) all the time. My onco gave me Tandem which is an iron supplement and it took about a month, but did help with the Hgb levels. Once I finished the chemo in August I continued with the Tandem and now my levels are 10.5 again! I will continue to take it until I see her in December. It really helped and was simple to do. Of course, it will make you constipated, so get plenty of fiber.

10-31-2010, 09:33 AM	#17
Elizabethtx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 229	Re: anemic, lethargic and cooooold! During chemo my Hgb levels went down to 8.5. I was tired and cold (still am!) all the time. My onco gave me Tandem which is an iron supplement and it took about a month, but did help with the Hgb levels. Once I finished the chemo in August I continued with the Tandem and now my levels are 10.5 again! I will continue to take it until I see her in December. It really helped and was simple to do. Of course, it will make you constipated, so get plenty of fiber. __________________ Diagnosed: Feb 2010 @ 46 yrs old Invasive Ductual Carcinoma, left 2/28/10 Bilateral Mastectomy (tissue saving for future reconstruction) 3.2 cm 2/18 +lymph nodes Stage 2b; E+/P+/Her2 +++ Nottingham score grade 2 Ki67 30% 3/2010 A/C 4 DD/2wks 5/2010 Herceptin/Taxotere 4D/3wks 8/2010 Herceptin until May 2011 Tamoxifin 20mg 9/2010 RAD 34 treatments Pet scan Aug 2010 clear Port removed July 2011 Bone scan, chest MRI 12/11 clear Vaccine trial began Oct 2011