Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 I had mentioned red palms yesterday for I think . Anyway here is something about high iron and why I asked about it! Hemochromatosis ( high iron )is less common among us with thyroid disease, but it is an issue none the less that the average population has less often. Many Dr's are unaware of the highs and lows of iron we get with our disease. . Symptoms of hemochromatosis include: a.. chronic fatigue b.. arthritis-like pain in joints, in particular, the middle two fingers c.. loss of libido (sex drive), impotence d.. early absence of menstrual periods e.. changes in skin color, yellowish, bronze, grey, olive f.. redness in the palms g.. abdominal pain h.. shortness of breath i.. heart arrhythmia j.. depression k.. elevated blood sugar Hemachromatosis is not easy to diagnose, as it is not revealed in routine blood work so doctors need to request specific tests to diagnose it. Treatment for hemachromatosis is a doctor-supervised program of giving blood, known as phlebotomy. Jamy Website:http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/California_Thyroid_Groups/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Jamy wrote: > >Treatment for hemachromatosis is a doctor-supervised program of giving blood, known as phlebotomy. > > venesection is another term for the removal of large amounts of blood for therapeutic reasons. Phlebotomy tends to refer to any venous puncture where blood is drawn now btw the blood should not be discarded and not used for transfusion purposes. the red cross in the US do supervised venesection on production of a Drs letter. -- Alison http://www.alisonashwell.com new work uploaded http://www.artwanted/alisonashwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 It was always a part of what routine blood counts that I've seen, including my own, but I don't know about every single lab. I've thought it very strange that many people on these boards are looking at their RBCs and WBCs, but the ferritin hasn't been included. I always thought that that was automatic in one lump as a " Full Blood Chem " or " CBC " . Re: red palms > > I have had the red palms forever too. Well not actually forever, I first noticed them during my first pregnancy (35 years ago) and my Aunt said same thing happened to her. > Would iron and ferritin normally be part of a full blood count? I've had many fbc's done and most times I have been told that I am boderline anemic > Lynda (in the UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 sorry, you are right, I used the wrong term. It is hard to believe I used to give blood every six weeks, now without a lot of iron, I go sheet white! Yes, I agree, give blood to the blood bank . Re: red palms Jamy wrote: > >Treatment for hemachromatosis is a doctor-supervised program of giving blood, known as phlebotomy. > > venesection is another term for the removal of large amounts of blood for therapeutic reasons. Phlebotomy tends to refer to any venous puncture where blood is drawn now btw the blood should not be discarded and not used for transfusion purposes. the red cross in the US do supervised venesection on production of a Drs letter. -- Alison http://www.alisonashwell.com new work uploaded http://www.artwanted/alisonashwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 wrote: >It was always a part of what routine blood counts that I've seen, including >my own, but I don't know about every single lab. I've thought it very >strange that many people on these boards are looking at their RBCs and WBCs, >but the ferritin hasn't been included. I always thought that that was >automatic in one lump as a " Full Blood Chem " or " CBC " . > > You need a different sample- one with no anticoagulant in the bottle for the ferritin as the test is perfoirmed on serum. You might get other clinical chemistry tests done on the same clotted blood sample,eg LFTs, thyroid fuction tests, provided there is enough of a sample. occasional labs will do a plasma ferritin but require a lithium heparin bottle . CBC/Full blood count requires a sample with the anticoagulant edta. In many places the clinical chemistry and haematology will be done in separate labs that might not be in the same town/hospital Also some haematology labs will do ferritin assays and in other places it will be clinical chemistry. -- Alison http://www.alisonashwell.com new work uploaded http://www.artwanted/alisonashwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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