Right now when I think of it I'm one of those bad patients. I STILL fight with anemia despite treatment the last months. I was totally able to do the mix of meds for a month I was asked to. After the month it comes out I can stop the other thing but my iron levels are still bad. Yea no crap. I'm white as a ghost an every little thing makes me feel like I'm suffocating. I suffer. I WANT to get better.

So I'm put on a mega dose of iron, twice what I had before. Which was much to begin with. I try it and my stomach completely flips. I realize this is not doable. I can fight to be a good patient all I want but my body has its say and it says no. So I have a quick word with doc who says I can do 3 tabs instead of 4. That is also hard so I alternate between 2 and 3 and it goes soso. I'm glad she didn't just slam me and said Well be that way if you don't want to get better!!!

I've had docs that did that. Telling me basically I should take the med or stop complaining.

This doc knows and I know with my current dosage I will probably have to do the iron 1-2 months longer than the now planned 2 months. I don't like it and I'm sure she would want it faster but we both understand you do what you can do.

I think this doc is a keeper.