After finding myself more and more fatigued over the last few months, I read about iron deficiency anemia and decided to get tested. Hemoglobin came back at a 6 and ferritin at a 5 on Tuesday. I went to the ER since I was actually feeling worse since I got the blood drawn for the test. They gave me a transfusion and got me up to a hemoglobin of 7.2. I've been supplementing iron pills and just bought floradix on recommendations I've read online. I'll also be following up with my PCP over the next few weeks.
My question is--for people who have gone through similar issues, did you continue running during your recovery? I don't expect to be doing the ~70 miles a week I was before but really want to get out there for some easy mileage at least. One concern is that it will significantly slow my recovery since I'll be churning through RBC at a higher rate again.
Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated!