anemia has to be treated with mega-dose supplements and it takes forever. you can get them at target though! or anywhere. unless it’s cheaper for your doc to prescribe them. i use nature made and it’s 361% the daily value of iron, since once you’re anemic, it’s a loooong road to getting that ferritin back up lol.
i’m about 4-5 months into my iron treatment. it was slow going, but about 2 months in my levels must have become more evened-out, because my energy level and clarity really started to be noticeable at that mark.
as for my symptoms after surgery, i have a thread i made on here that i think i kept updating, but might have forgotten: Flow diverter story (i'll try to put as many keywords as i can to help anyone else in the future!)
to feel myself, i won’t lie to you… it took me about 6-7 months. it’s an ongoing project, i like to say.