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National Kidney Foundation posted: " If your iron saturation is still 6%,  this is quite low and suggests significant iron deficiency.  Normal is generally greater than 15%.  Some patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) do not absorb oral iron well and may need parenteral iron infusions." Ask the Doctor For the past few years my GFR has been below 60. Currently it is 41. I was recently hospitalized for severe anemia and had 2 blood transfusions. There was no internal bleeding found. I am still anemic but not as seriously.My general practitioner has told me to wait 3 more months for another blood test. He seems to feel that a creatinine of 1.44 is not anything to be concerned about. I live in a very rural area with few doctors and few specialists. There is nowhere to get a 2nd opinion. My iron binding% is 6. What are recommendations you could give?  I am a 70 yr old female Caucasian. I had open heart surgery 4/2021 and had an aortic and mitral valve replaced. Thank you in advance for any advice. I am concerned that if my Doctor waits too long my kidneys could be permanently damaged. National Kidney Foundation Jul 5 If your iron saturation is still 6%,  this is quite low and suggests significant iron deficiency.  Normal is generally greater than 15%.  Some patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) do not absorb oral iron well and may need parenteral iron infusions. I recommend pursuing the cause of your iron deficiency anemia. We generally wait 3 months […] Read more of this post Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Ask the Doctor. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://kidneyfoundation.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/for-the-past-few-years-my-gfr-has-been-below-60-currently-it-is-41-i-was-recently-hospitalized-for-severe-anemia-and-had-2-blood-transfusions-there-was-no-internal-bleeding-found-i-am-still-anemic/

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