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by Tad4k
Fri Jan 25, 2019 3:53 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New to this group
Replies: 12
Views: 1295

Re: New to this group

Legsbestill, I was taking Vitron C twice a day. It contains vitamin C as well as iron because vitamin C increases absorption of iron. My most recent ferritin level was126. Still on no iron supplements at this time. Beth, thank you for additional information. I keep hoping that my appointment at Mayo...
by Tad4k
Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:32 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New to this group
Replies: 12
Views: 1295

Re: New to this group

Steve,
Thanks for the quick response. I am hopeful that she will be able to help me with my RLS.

Deb
by Tad4k
Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New to this group
Replies: 12
Views: 1295

Re: New to this group

I now have an appointment scheduled in March at Mayo Clinic sleep center in Rochester, Minnesota. I have a 90 minute appointment with one of the sleep doctors then a sleep study scheduled for that night. I have another appointment scheduled with the doctor the following morning to review results of ...
by Tad4k
Fri Dec 07, 2018 4:10 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New to this group
Replies: 12
Views: 1295

Re: New to this group

Holland, When the ferritin was 195, Iron 100 TIBC 368 %saturation 27% So ferritin should be over 300? Alot has changed over the years. They used to want ferritin over 100. I often wondered when current PCP said to stop ferritin completely. I wonder what it is now. Again my current PCP doesn't seem t...
by Tad4k
Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:10 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New to this group
Replies: 12
Views: 1295

Re: New to this group

Steve and Holland, thanks for your quick responses. I do believe that I have augmentation and do plan on trying to get an appointment at Mayo. I also ordered the book referenced. I am a nurse so don't anticipate any problems with medical based content. I have an appointment for an annual physical in...
by Tad4k
Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:44 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New to this group
Replies: 12
Views: 1295

New to this group

I am new to this group but not new to RLS. I have had rls for probably 20 years. My sleep study back then indicated that I had an average of 100 leg movements an hour. I was seeing a pulmonologist who started me on pramipexole. That helped me quite a bit, but after a year or so my RLS got worse agai...