Low Iron Frustrations

Sympathy. I'm sorry you are going through this and hope it can be resolved. Consider going to see a nutritionist. Many doctors have no more than a week or two during their training in nutrition studies. I'm guessing your doc doesn't have a real clue and is just throwing out the one thing he ever heard. As an aside, if you have to start eating meat again, be aware that you might have some digestive disturbance for the first few days, as your body has lost many of the enzymes needed to digest it.