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Re: Bad reaction to Phlebotomy

Posted by Barb Marshall on 9/15/2005, 12:15 am, in reply to "Bad reaction to Phlebotomy"
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Hi Rick, Sorry to hear you have such bad reactions to phlebotomies. I have had a few really bad reactions too, sometimes lasting up to 10 days. I have found something that helps me a lot. When we lose blood, we not only lose iron, but a lot of other minerals as well, just like when it is really hot out, if you perspire a lot, you lose a lot of potasium. For myself, I decided that maybe I lose too much potasium, so for a few days before, and a few days after my phlebotomy, I load up on potasium...milk, orange juice, bananas, and potatoes. It seems to help me.

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