Thanks for the info. I'm not worried about the ER, it's how frightening my situation is that forces me to go. If it was just pain, that would be one thing, but it is the amount of blood I lose. I was fine, or let's say no bleeding for a week, and then at 10PM wed night I started losing a pint per hour. By the time I got checked in, typed and crossed, I needed 4 units... that was at 2AM and that's with noone in the ER... it's almost like if it were busy, or I had waited longer, I would bleed out. And less life threatening, but equally as scary is how utterly incompetent the hospital staff is some nights (sometimes they are really good) I ended up being in the Hospital 40 hrs, before my GI doc even knew I was there:ymad: The ER staff miscommunicated with the on-call staff for my GI, and then I called his secretary/nurse from my room in the morning, and she didn't get the message to him either. He was very upset and promised that If I was ever admitted again, that they would get him to the hospital immediately regardless of day or hour... plus it's amazing how I just got out of the same hospital, a fairly high tech facility, and they have problems finding my charts and records, I'm bleeding profusely, and no one knows what to do:ybatty: And to top it all off, when I was finally allowed to eat this morning, they gave me pancakes, but forgot the syrup!!!:ylol2:
. Try to ensure you are getting proper nutritional intake to ensure you giving yourself enough iron in addition to everythign else you need. When disease is active you do not absorb nutrients and vitamins as well, so it is even more important to try and give your body all it needs. 
