I was checking in for a flight and was prepared to have to pay to sit next to my partner. Check in is done and I realise the randomly allocated seats are already next to each other. I feel like I've won the lottery.
After months of struggling with oral iron, I was prescribed an iron infusion. I asked to have Monofer to avoid the risk of hypophosphatemia linked to Ferinject.
However, on the day of the infusion, I had an immediate reaction (chest tightness/warmth, lightheadedness, critically high blood pressure and my face turned red/purple) and they had to stop the infusion and administer an epi pen, as well as antihistamines and other drugs. It was quite scary and I am feeling extremely unlucky (my dr. said he'd only had 2 of these in his career, so extremely rare).
He has now suggested trying Ferinject, but given how dramatically it all went the first time, I am really nervous about it. Does anyone have any success stories? Any other type of iron you tried after the reaction?
I don't want to give up, this iron deficiency has had horrible effects on me and I'm willing to try anything to fight it.