Call: 250-753-6322
INTRAVENOUS IV IRON INFUSION THERAPY
For Anemia, Iron Deficiency
(In Nanaimo, BC)
Are You an Eligible Candidate?
OBJECTIVE CRITERIA
What We Measure with Blood Work.
This must be recent, with in 4 weeks.
Iron Deficiency:
Ferrin < 50 ug/L
MICROCYTIC ANEMIA:
MCV < 82 Fl
Low hEMOGLOBIN:
Hemoglobin <125 g/L
Please Note: if you have chronic disease or inflammation, The criteria is:
Ferritin < 100 ug/L with a Transferrin Saturation < 20%
Liver and Kidney functioning well with electrolytes balanced
SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA
Your Symptoms
GENERAL
Fatigue
Dizziness
Shortness of breath
Weakness
Sore muscles
Sore joints
Palpitations
Headaches
Hair loss
Tinnitus
Poor immune function
Weight gain
Pending surgeries
DIGESTIVE
Diarrhea
Constipation
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD - Crohn's colitis),
Celiac disease
Candida
SIBO
Food intolerance / allergies
Peptic ulcers
Duodenal ulcers
Vegan
Vegetarian
Nervous / Hormonal
Brain fog
Poor Memory
Restless legs
Anxiety
Depression
Sleep disturbances
Preconception
Pregnancy
Post Partum
Heavy Periods
Fibroids
Hypothyroidism
Call: 250-753-6322
** ^^ This button will take you to calendar with the "Iron infusion consult and treatment" selected. This will ensure we have enough time to do both. Please only book this if you already have your blood work complete. (If you have your blood work already please email it ahead of time). If you don't have blood work yet, please book an injection consult here.
GEtting started - what you need IN THREE STEPS
IV IRON INFUSION PROGRAM & COSTS
1. BLOOD WORK
COST: $0 - 120 - $240
To be eligible for IV iron infusions I need to see recent bloodwork (taken with in the last 4 weeks)
You can either do this through your GP or Nurse practitioner or through me (billed privately). See below.
I need to see the following (costs if billed privately through my clinic):
Iron panel and CBC (about $120).
Liver & Kidney Panels, Electrolytes. (about $120).
2. INJECTION CONSULT
COST: $180
TIME: 45 minutes
Because... safety first.
Before you are eligible for IV iron therapy we need to have a consult so I can understand the full history and your goals with iron infusion therapy.
We'll review your blood work and do any relevant physical exams (blood pressure for example). If it's warranted and safe to do so, and we have enough time allotted ** we can do the first iron infusion that day or book you back in to begin.
Please come to your appointment fed and hydrated.
** ^^ This button will take you to calendar with the "Iron infusion consult and treatment" selected. This will ensure we have enough time to do both. Please only book this option if you have your blood work complete.
If you don't have blood work yet, please book an injection consult here.
3. TREATMENTS
COST: $200 x 4
TIME: 45 Minutes
I use Venofer (iron sucrose) as it comes with the lowest risk and best safety profile (for a clinic my size).
I recommend weekly infusions for a total of 4 treatments. Each week your IV will contain up to 100 mg of iron.
Your first treatment might be a modified dose, depending on what I learn in your injection consult.
Most see clinical improvements between 3 and 21 days after.
We typically see ferritin increase by 10-15 points for each 100 mg of iron administered (less if anemic).
We will rerun the Iron Panel and CBC approximately 4-5 weeks after your last treatment.
Please come to your appointment fed and hydrated.
Call: 250-753-6322
IRON IV INFUSIONS
& ANEMIA POSTS:
How To Find Rest
I overheard an awesome conversation last weekend.
While hugging her hello, he said, "I haven't seen you in so long."
She said, "Yes, I've been in Mexico for five weeks."
He said, "You don't do things like regular people. Usually folks take one to two weeks off. You take five!"
She laughed and replied,
"Well I'm not regular people!"
I just loved this because she was honouring her unique needs as an individual and unabashedly so.
That was an awesome soundbite on it's own.
But the goodness didn't stop there.
She continued to describe that she's able to run her business from anywhere as long as she has her laptop and WIFI.
He expressed his concern, "So you don't even get a rest while you're away."
And she was quick to respond, "Even a change is a rest."
And I also loved that!
Even a change is a rest.
She fully encapsulated what I myself had been experiencing that very weekend.
I had gone to Victoria to take some dance classes and workshops because dance is my medicine. I stayed at an awesome Airbnb - a super reasonable way to stay in a different place.
And it ended up being like a mini retreat. I was gone for a total of 24 hours. But I felt so rejuvenated when I came home.
Even a change is a rest.
I have some questions some for you.
How can you not be normal people and honour your own needs?
What do you need to do differently for yourself that others don't need to do for themselves?
What do people think you should do for yourself but you don't actually want to do or need to do?
And where can you insert even just the smallest change in your normal routine to find rest?
Maybe it means taking a different work route to work.
Maybe it means eating with out distraction - no TV, no books, no devices.
Maybe it means taking your dog to a different park.
Maybe it means trying something new at your favourite restaurant.
Maybe it means going to a different restaurant.
Where can you insert change to find rest?
It doesn't have to cost anything.
Maybe it means turning off the TV at night and playing a family game instead.
Maybe it means starting your day with a brief 5 to 10 minute meditation instead of checking your email first thing.
Maybe it means having some beautiful lemon balm tea instead of coffee in the morning.
Maybe it's trying a new vegetable.
Do you get the idea?
So since you're not normal people you're going to have to find your own changes that will create rest for you.
I would love to know your thoughts.
What makes you not like normal people?
Where do you see your needs being different from others?
How can you put change into your routine to access a sense of rest?
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