Re: Cautionary note about Ferritin....

[Guest guest]

thank you so much for your feedback. I can't tell you how Ive been

going out of my mind about the right thing to do. The truth is I have symptoms

of low cortisol and high cortisol. My saliva and urine test are contradictory.

I just haven't known what to do in the last few days. Im sure everyone

understands how you can get all worked up about it.

This morning hanging out the washing I got really nasty heart palps but they

have settled now. Im pretty scared mostly because I don't want to do the wrong

thing and get even sicker. I am taking 200mg of elemental iron now and dosing

20mg of HC in four hourly intervals. Though I must say, I feel like the HC is

needed faster than that.

Thank you so much. Words just aren't enough.

xx

>

> Louise, low ferritin can feel exatly liek low cortisol and visa versa..

> But gettign releif of symtooms fromthe HC means that you indeed need HC

> as well, so I would continue wiht that while you are raising your

> ferritin so you will tolerate the thyroid meds better.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

thank you so much for your feedback. I can't tell you how Ive been

going out of my mind about the right thing to do. The truth is I have symptoms

of low cortisol and high cortisol. My saliva and urine test are contradictory.

I just haven't known what to do in the last few days. Im sure everyone

understands how you can get all worked up about it.

This morning hanging out the washing I got really nasty heart palps but they

have settled now. Im pretty scared mostly because I don't want to do the wrong

thing and get even sicker. I am taking 200mg of elemental iron now and dosing

20mg of HC in four hourly intervals. Though I must say, I feel like the HC is

needed faster than that.

Thank you so much. Words just aren't enough.

xx

>

> Louise, low ferritin can feel exatly liek low cortisol and visa versa..

> But gettign releif of symtooms fromthe HC means that you indeed need HC

> as well, so I would continue wiht that while you are raising your

> ferritin so you will tolerate the thyroid meds better.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

thank you so much for your feedback. I can't tell you how Ive been

going out of my mind about the right thing to do. The truth is I have symptoms

of low cortisol and high cortisol. My saliva and urine test are contradictory.

I just haven't known what to do in the last few days. Im sure everyone

understands how you can get all worked up about it.

This morning hanging out the washing I got really nasty heart palps but they

have settled now. Im pretty scared mostly because I don't want to do the wrong

thing and get even sicker. I am taking 200mg of elemental iron now and dosing

20mg of HC in four hourly intervals. Though I must say, I feel like the HC is

needed faster than that.

Thank you so much. Words just aren't enough.

xx

>

> Louise, low ferritin can feel exatly liek low cortisol and visa versa..

> But gettign releif of symtooms fromthe HC means that you indeed need HC

> as well, so I would continue wiht that while you are raising your

> ferritin so you will tolerate the thyroid meds better.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

My labs were: Ferritin 39, Transferrin Saturation: 56%, Serum Iron 157. I have

been eating tons of foods high in iron (by coincidence) for the past year or so

- I love eggs and cheese, plus raisins which are high in iron. Those labs were

taken just a month ago, however. But I still don't understand why the TSAT is

high, yet the ferritin is " low. " The webmaster at the Iron Overload Association

said that I should be lowering my ferritin to BELOW 20. There are so many

different opinions on this, I'm still unsure how to proceed. Maybe the best

course of action is to do nothing until something else points me in the right

direction...maybe another set of iron labs a year from now.

Harper

> > >

> > > Harper, here is another link I found that might be of some interest...

> > >

> > > http://www.toomuchiron.ca/forums/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=322

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Iron avidity. I have never heard the term before, but I guess this is my problem

as well.

My saturation percentage was really high on my last serum test. I still wonder

if I didn't stop supplementing early enough. I stopped my supplements two days

before the test, so I don't know if it was the supplements messing with numbers.

So do we supplement or not?? This is very confusing

Liz

[Guest guest]

Liz,From the links posted, it's my understanding that iron avidity only applies to people with hemochromatosis. Have you been diagnosed that disease?

I'm pretty sure that stopping iron supps two days before testing would keep it from affecting your test results. But you also have to avoid high-iron foods the day before the test, and do the test fasting first thing in the morning. Is that how you did it?

When one set of test results is confusing, it can sometimes be helpful to test again and compare results.~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " lizdoubleu " wrote:

>

> Iron avidity. I have never heard the term before, but I guess this is my problem as well.

> My saturation percentage was really high on my last serum test. I still wonder if I didn't stop supplementing early enough. I stopped my supplements two days before the test, so I don't know if it was the supplements messing with numbers.

> So do we supplement or not?? This is very confusing

> Liz

Please keep us updated as to what your specialist says. I don't have much trust left for doctors either, but hopefully this one will know their stuff.Would you mind telling me how old you are? And how did you get your doctor to run the HH gene test? Without the family history, none of my docs take the possibility seriously. Maybe I'll just pay for it out of pocket one of these days.

~Rainbow~29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbsDx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat SensitivityRx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmbMy Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

>> How did they know you had iron overload disease? Were your iron levels high and ferritin low? This is how my levels came out after the last blood test. I was supplemnting a lot of iron at the time so I don't know if I can still supplement or not. I don't know if it was just from the supplements still in my system after 2 days.

> My doctor said that you cannot have iron overload disease with low ferritin. Is this not true?> It is really confusing.> Liz W>

[Guest guest]

Liz,From the links posted, it's my understanding that iron avidity only applies to people with hemochromatosis. Have you been diagnosed that disease?

I'm pretty sure that stopping iron supps two days before testing would keep it from affecting your test results. But you also have to avoid high-iron foods the day before the test, and do the test fasting first thing in the morning. Is that how you did it?

When one set of test results is confusing, it can sometimes be helpful to test again and compare results.~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " lizdoubleu " wrote:

>

> Iron avidity. I have never heard the term before, but I guess this is my problem as well.

> My saturation percentage was really high on my last serum test. I still wonder if I didn't stop supplementing early enough. I stopped my supplements two days before the test, so I don't know if it was the supplements messing with numbers.

> So do we supplement or not?? This is very confusing

> Liz

Please keep us updated as to what your specialist says. I don't have much trust left for doctors either, but hopefully this one will know their stuff.Would you mind telling me how old you are? And how did you get your doctor to run the HH gene test? Without the family history, none of my docs take the possibility seriously. Maybe I'll just pay for it out of pocket one of these days.

~Rainbow~29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbsDx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat SensitivityRx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmbMy Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

>> How did they know you had iron overload disease? Were your iron levels high and ferritin low? This is how my levels came out after the last blood test. I was supplemnting a lot of iron at the time so I don't know if I can still supplement or not. I don't know if it was just from the supplements still in my system after 2 days.

> My doctor said that you cannot have iron overload disease with low ferritin. Is this not true?> It is really confusing.> Liz W>

[Guest guest]

Liz,From the links posted, it's my understanding that iron avidity only applies to people with hemochromatosis. Have you been diagnosed that disease?

I'm pretty sure that stopping iron supps two days before testing would keep it from affecting your test results. But you also have to avoid high-iron foods the day before the test, and do the test fasting first thing in the morning. Is that how you did it?

When one set of test results is confusing, it can sometimes be helpful to test again and compare results.~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " lizdoubleu " wrote:

>

> Iron avidity. I have never heard the term before, but I guess this is my problem as well.

> My saturation percentage was really high on my last serum test. I still wonder if I didn't stop supplementing early enough. I stopped my supplements two days before the test, so I don't know if it was the supplements messing with numbers.

> So do we supplement or not?? This is very confusing

> Liz

Please keep us updated as to what your specialist says. I don't have much trust left for doctors either, but hopefully this one will know their stuff.Would you mind telling me how old you are? And how did you get your doctor to run the HH gene test? Without the family history, none of my docs take the possibility seriously. Maybe I'll just pay for it out of pocket one of these days.

~Rainbow~29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbsDx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat SensitivityRx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmbMy Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

>> How did they know you had iron overload disease? Were your iron levels high and ferritin low? This is how my levels came out after the last blood test. I was supplemnting a lot of iron at the time so I don't know if I can still supplement or not. I don't know if it was just from the supplements still in my system after 2 days.

> My doctor said that you cannot have iron overload disease with low ferritin. Is this not true?> It is really confusing.> Liz W>

[Guest guest]

Hi Rainbo

Here are the lab results I mentioned. I did fast but I am not sure about the

foods. I didn't really think of that and it is possible I may have had raisins

and things the day before the test.

TIBC 288 (250-450)

UIBC 75 LOW (150-375)

serum iron 213 HIGH (35-155)

iron sautration 74 HIGH (15-55)

ferritin 59

[Guest guest]

I agree with Birrdyy that this needs to be followed up on. Do you have any older iron lab results that these could be compared to? And how long ago were these latest ones taken?

~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , birrdyy wrote:

>

> Those don't look to good. I don't know that the raisins would have such an

> effect. Have you tested for hemochromotosis? I think you need to follow up

> with this. See, even when ferritan is to low for us, we need to make sure

> iron isn't to high.

> >

> > > Hi Rainbo

> > Here are the lab results I mentioned. I did fast but I am not sure about

> > the foods. I didn't really think of that and it is possible I may have had

> > raisins and things the day before the test.

> > TIBC 288 (250-450)

> > UIBC 75 LOW (150-375)

> > serum iron 213 HIGH (35-155)

> > iron sautration 74 HIGH (15-55)

> > ferritin 59

Liz,From the links posted, it's my understanding that iron avidity only applies to people with hemochromatosis. Have you been diagnosed that disease?

I'm pretty sure that stopping iron supps two days before testing would keep it from affecting your test results. But you also have to avoid high-iron foods the day before the test, and do the test fasting first thing in the morning. Is that how you did it?

When one set of test results is confusing, it can sometimes be helpful to test again and compare results.~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " lizdoubleu " wrote:

>

> Iron avidity. I have never heard the term before, but I guess this is my problem as well.

> My saturation percentage was really high on my last serum test. I still wonder if I didn't stop supplementing early enough. I stopped my supplements two days before the test, so I don't know if it was the supplements messing with numbers.

> So do we supplement or not?? This is very confusing

> Liz

Please keep us updated as to what your specialist says. I don't have much trust left for doctors either, but hopefully this one will know their stuff.Would you mind telling me how old you are? And how did you get your doctor to run the HH gene test? Without the family history, none of my docs take the possibility seriously. Maybe I'll just pay for it out of pocket one of these days.

~Rainbow~29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbsDx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat SensitivityRx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmbMy Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

>> How did they know you had iron overload disease? Were your iron levels high and ferritin low? This is how my levels came out after the last blood test. I was supplemnting a lot of iron at the time so I don't know if I can still supplement or not. I don't know if it was just from the supplements still in my system after 2 days.

> My doctor said that you cannot have iron overload disease with low ferritin. Is this not true?> It is really confusing.> Liz W>

[Guest guest]

Yes! VERY common occurance!!

>

> Hi Rainbo

>

> Here are the lab results I mentioned. I did fast but I am not sure about the

foods. I didn't really think of that and it is possible I may have had raisins

and things the day before the test.

>

> TIBC 288 (250-450)

>

> UIBC 75 LOW (150-375)

>

> serum iron 213 HIGH (35-155)

>

> iron sautration  74 HIGH (15-55)

>

> ferritin 59

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[Guest guest]

I was also reading that inflammation at the time of the blood draw can falsly

show a lower ferritin than there really is.....might wanna look into that.

-- In RT3_T3 , " purdeaux04 " wrote:

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> Yes! VERY common occurance!!

>

>

> >

> > Hi Rainbo

> >

> > Here are the lab results I mentioned. I did fast but I am not sure about the

foods. I didn't really think of that and it is possible I may have had raisins

and things the day before the test.

> >

> > TIBC 288 (250-450)

> >

> > UIBC 75 LOW (150-375)

> >

> > serum iron 213 HIGH (35-155)

> >

> > iron sautration  74 HIGH (15-55)

> >

> > ferritin 59

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[Guest guest]

I thought inflammation raised ferritin, not lowered it. Or am I getting it mixed up?~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " purdeaux04 " wrote:

>

> I was also reading that inflammation at the time of the blood draw can falsly show a lower ferritin than there really is.....might wanna look into that.

I agree with Birrdyy that this needs to be followed up on. Do you have any older iron lab results that these could be compared to? And how long ago were these latest ones taken?

~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , birrdyy wrote:

>

> Those don't look to good. I don't know that the raisins would have such an

> effect. Have you tested for hemochromotosis? I think you need to follow up

> with this. See, even when ferritan is to low for us, we need to make sure

> iron isn't to high.

> >

> > > Hi Rainbo

> > Here are the lab results I mentioned. I did fast but I am not sure about

> > the foods. I didn't really think of that and it is possible I may have had

> > raisins and things the day before the test.

> > TIBC 288 (250-450)

> > UIBC 75 LOW (150-375)

> > serum iron 213 HIGH (35-155)

> > iron sautration 74 HIGH (15-55)

> > ferritin 59

Liz,From the links posted, it's my understanding that iron avidity only applies to people with hemochromatosis. Have you been diagnosed that disease?

I'm pretty sure that stopping iron supps two days before testing would keep it from affecting your test results. But you also have to avoid high-iron foods the day before the test, and do the test fasting first thing in the morning. Is that how you did it?

When one set of test results is confusing, it can sometimes be helpful to test again and compare results.~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " lizdoubleu " wrote:

>

> Iron avidity. I have never heard the term before, but I guess this is my problem as well.

> My saturation percentage was really high on my last serum test. I still wonder if I didn't stop supplementing early enough. I stopped my supplements two days before the test, so I don't know if it was the supplements messing with numbers.

> So do we supplement or not?? This is very confusing

> Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi Birdy

I am definitely due for a test asap. I need to get on that. Before this test my

ferritin was 21, which is why I supplemented so much iron (I was taking a lot,

per STTM directions)

I can't seem to find any iron results though. I though that I had tested it and

it was normal but maybe it was only the ferritin and not iron tested previously.

Do you know what all of the other stuff means TIBC, etc?

Thanks

Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi Birdy

I am definitely due for a test asap. I need to get on that. Before this test my

ferritin was 21, which is why I supplemented so much iron (I was taking a lot,

per STTM directions)

I can't seem to find any iron results though. I though that I had tested it and

it was normal but maybe it was only the ferritin and not iron tested previously.

Do you know what all of the other stuff means TIBC, etc?

Thanks

Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi Rainbo

I just found my previous iron results from arond 4 months prior to the test I

posted and everything was normal. Previous test before supplementing was:

Total iron was 103 (40-175)

IBC 331 (250-450)

saturation was 31

ferritin 21

So I wonder if it was simply the supplementation or a mistake?

Thanks for looking at these everyone!

Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi Birdy

I actually did find a test three months previous to the one I posted and all was

normal except the ferritin at 21

So it could be a mistake or the supplementation?

Thanks!

Liz W

[Guest guest]

Hi Birdy

Yep I was the one with the really high iron. I did get the ferritin up to 59, so

it did raise a bit from 21, but of course so did everything else, hence the high

iron numbers!

I was taking around 200 mg of iron a day split into a few doses. At the time I

thought that was why I had the RT3 problem (still might have been the reason).

It is hard to know if I should supplement at all now.

Liz W

[Guest guest]

Interesting. I wonder if that is what happened.

Thanks

Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi Birdy,

I actually stopped supplementing for two and a half days before the test and I

am wondering if this was simply not enough time and it skewed the results. This

is beginning to seem like the most likely thing, because nothing else really

makes sense. This next test will be a lot more accurate because I am not

supplementing a lot and I will stop 5 days before so I can see what is really

going on.

Thanks!

Liz

[Guest guest]

It easily could have been from the supplementation or a lab error, so I'd definitely retest. Also, if you take a multivitamin, you'll need to stop that several days before the test as well, as those almost always contain iron. Good luck!

~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " lizdoubleu " wrote:

>

> Hi Rainbo

> I just found my previous iron results from arond 4 months prior to the test I posted and everything was normal. Previous test before supplementing was:

> > Total iron was 103 (40-175)

> IBC 331 (250-450)

> saturation was 31

> ferritin 21

> > So I wonder if it was simply the supplementation or a mistake?

> Thanks for looking at these everyone!

> Liz

I agree with Birrdyy that this needs to be followed up on. Do you have any older iron lab results that these could be compared to? And how long ago were these latest ones taken?

~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , birrdyy wrote:

>

> Those don't look to good. I don't know that the raisins would have such an

> effect. Have you tested for hemochromotosis? I think you need to follow up

> with this. See, even when ferritan is to low for us, we need to make sure

> iron isn't to high.

> >

> > > Hi Rainbo

> > Here are the lab results I mentioned. I did fast but I am not sure about

> > the foods. I didn't really think of that and it is possible I may have had

> > raisins and things the day before the test.

> > TIBC 288 (250-450)

> > UIBC 75 LOW (150-375)

> > serum iron 213 HIGH (35-155)

> > iron sautration 74 HIGH (15-55)

> > ferritin 59

Liz,From the links posted, it's my understanding that iron avidity only applies to people with hemochromatosis. Have you been diagnosed that disease?

I'm pretty sure that stopping iron supps two days before testing would keep it from affecting your test results. But you also have to avoid high-iron foods the day before the test, and do the test fasting first thing in the morning. Is that how you did it?

When one set of test results is confusing, it can sometimes be helpful to test again and compare results.~Rainbow~

29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com--- In RT3_T3 , " lizdoubleu " wrote:

>

> Iron avidity. I have never heard the term before, but I guess this is my problem as well.

> My saturation percentage was really high on my last serum test. I still wonder if I didn't stop supplementing early enough. I stopped my supplements two days before the test, so I don't know if it was the supplements messing with numbers.

> So do we supplement or not?? This is very confusing

> Liz

Please keep us updated as to what your specialist says. I don't have much trust left for doctors either, but hopefully this one will know their stuff.Would you mind telling me how old you are? And how did you get your doctor to run the HH gene test? Without the family history, none of my docs take the possibility seriously. Maybe I'll just pay for it out of pocket one of these days.

~Rainbow~29 year old Female 5'6 " 130lbsDx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat SensitivityRx/OTC: Cynomel 37.5mcg, HC 27.5mg, Potassium Cl 20meq, Sea Salt 1.75tsp

My Log: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmbMy Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

>> How did they know you had iron overload disease? Were your iron levels high and ferritin low? This is how my levels came out after the last blood test. I was supplemnting a lot of iron at the time so I don't know if I can still supplement or not. I don't know if it was just from the supplements still in my system after 2 days.

> My doctor said that you cannot have iron overload disease with low ferritin. Is this not true?> It is really confusing.> Liz W>

[Guest guest]

Hey you gals:

With all this iron talk I am getting VERY unsure about taking extra iron.

Can someone please put my fears to rest and tell me I am not going to die of

iron overload?

CLaudene

>

> Hi Birdy

> Yep I was the one with the really high iron. I did get the ferritin up to 59,

so it did raise a bit from 21, but of course so did everything else, hence the

high iron numbers!

> I was taking around 200 mg of iron a day split into a few doses. At the time I

thought that was why I had the RT3 problem (still might have been the reason).

> It is hard to know if I should supplement at all now.

> Liz W

>

[Guest guest]

Hey you gals:

With all this iron talk I am getting VERY unsure about taking extra iron.

Can someone please put my fears to rest and tell me I am not going to die of

iron overload?

CLaudene

>

> Hi Birdy

> Yep I was the one with the really high iron. I did get the ferritin up to 59,

so it did raise a bit from 21, but of course so did everything else, hence the

high iron numbers!

> I was taking around 200 mg of iron a day split into a few doses. At the time I

thought that was why I had the RT3 problem (still might have been the reason).

> It is hard to know if I should supplement at all now.

> Liz W

>

[Guest guest]

what are the exact names of the tests I need to ask for from the doctor to see

my entire iron profile?

Claudene

> > >

> > > Hi Birdy

> > > Yep I was the one with the really high iron. I did get the ferritin up to

> > 59, so it did raise a bit from 21, but of course so did everything else,

> > hence the high iron numbers!

> > > I was taking around 200 mg of iron a day split into a few doses. At the

> > time I thought that was why I had the RT3 problem (still might have been the

> > reason).

> > > It is hard to know if I should supplement at all now.

> > > Liz W

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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> >

> >

[Guest guest]

How did you know you were anemic?

Claudene

>

> this discussion of ferritin has been very interesting. i notice way

> back to 1993 i was anemic on my blood tests. the doctors always said

> it was no big deal and many women have it. i wonder if this is true or

> whether being anemic for years and years tore my health down.

>