The iron infusion

Mom's energy is improving little by little but the docs wanted to boost her iron levels because she's still anemic. She can't take the iron by mouth and taking it thru the feeding tube won't work because it wouldn't get to her stomach. The only option left is to have it done by infusion. One person said it would take a couple of hours, another said it would probably be more like five hours. Mom's appointment today was at 9 am. She just had to sit there in a chair while they intravenously fed her the iron. They also gave her Benadryl in her IV as well. Six and a half hours later she was finally done and totally wiped out physically. They said over the next 48 hours she should probably take some tylenol because she may experience flu like symptoms. The good effects of the iron most likely won't be felt for two to four weeks.