I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: mariannas on August 01, 2007, 02:43:37 PM
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I've been having to get iron infusions and I haven't had a problem with them except the lingering rusty nail taste I get in my mouth for about 2 days after the treatment. Is there ANYTHING that gets rid of the taste? Oh my goodness, it's unbearable and makes everything I eat taste like metal! >:(
I know it's the least of my renal woes, but sometimes it's the small annoyances that make me nuts.
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It's sort of a good news/bad news thing here - it will likely get better when you actually start dialysis. It's partly a result of the high toxin levels you have now as your kidney function decreases. I don't remember mine getting worse with the iron infusions, but then I never thought to track which days it was worse.
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Cant really suggest anything except maybe have something minty ? Not sure its the iron thats doing it , not a side effect ive ever had , maybe someone else has ?
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Ew. I remember that. It'll go away after a couple of days, but it is NASTY til then!! Do try peppermints. I just kept drinking a lot of water (I"m a PD patient, so I can do that!), chewing gum, very highly flavored gum might help.