Hip and IV iron.... plz answer?

Question

In feb this year i found out that i am anemic. The doctor have put me on iron supplements for 3months, a month after that i have had another full blood count and ferritin test done. The result had no change so the doctor told me that he is going to put me on the supplements again for 3 months, if it hasn't change then i will get Iv iron therapy.The doc said the only problem is heavy periods, cause i was for a gastroscopy and a colonoscopy and they found nothing

My question is....

What exactly will they be doing with iv iron therapy?

how is it perform?

how long does it take?

How many times will I have to go a week?

How will they know if you are allergic to it?

If you are experiencing it please help me

And then . . .

I have hip pain since last year November. In the beginning it come and goes, but its worst now. I'm only 20 years and its very strange. Its difficult to stand up straight or my movement is restricted. I told my Physician about it and he has send me for x-rays. The x-rays came back and theres NOTHING wrong. I still have the pain, its at the back of my hip and its a catching pain

If you know what this might be or have any other info it will be highly appreciated. What can I do or who must i go and see?

Plz help me

Thanx

Answer 1

By giving you the therapy for few months the doctors are trying to refill the Iron reserves in your body. It takes a long time, few months to replenish the stores.

Iron is required for the formation of your Haemoglobin (a protein in the red blood cell), that carries oxygen to all our body cells.

Your Iron stores seem to have depleted and that is the reason you are put on the Iron therapy to enhance the stores and also make more Haemoglobin (more blood) and reduce your anaemia.

The pain in the Hip is probably because of the weaknes your are  experiencing. the Hip region bears your body weight during standind or walking.

It would be better to complete the entire therapy for the best results