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Originally Posted by Marlene

This issue came up on another forum for blood disorders. A doc told a patient that since they are getting packed red cell transfusions, they are also getting B12 and there's no need to supplement. No one really believed that this could correct a B12 insufficiency. I'm not sure if the body recycles B12 as efficiently as it does iron once the red cell dies.

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Seems to me if a person is getting transfused, it is because they need it. So any B12 lost with the lost blood, would be restored with the transfused blood. But to correct anything? Probably not enough to raise someone who is already low.
B12 is removed from the body via the bile, and thru the kidneys.
Excess is stored in the liver. (up to 5 yrs worth).