Re: Dont have hemochromatosis!!!!

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Hello lestatl382,

Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 7:12:52 PM, you wrote:

l> Woo Hoo - Dr called with results and I don't have it. My iron is 158

l> and ferritin is 33. My % saturation is something like 51%. He said

l> usually they look for iron levels above 1000 for it to be considered

l> hemochromatosis!!!

Thats good news

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[Guest guest]

Louise, hooray!! Glad to read that. If you were here, I'd bake you a

cake. LOL. By the way, your ferritin could stand improvement.

Janie

> Woo Hoo - Dr called with results and I don't have it. My iron is

158

> and ferritin is 33. My % saturation is something like 51%. He said

> usually they look for iron levels above 1000 for it to be

considered

> hemochromatosis!!!

>

> As far as thyroid - oh there must be something wrong with your

> pituatary gland because your TSH is .18. Uhm no. Medicine is

> suppressing it. They get worried about osteoperosis. He wants me

to

> get tested.

[Guest guest]

Thanks!! (Alison too!)

Yups I thought that too - but I almost started laughing when he said

oh your TSh is too low. Phooey. He did say something like well if I

feel fine that's fine. Something about it being 6 of one 1/2 dozen of

the other.

This weekend I'll count my thyrolar and see what to do. Levoxyl,

levothroid and $inthroid are out.

Louise

PS back on the vitamins too!!!!

> Louise, hooray!! Glad to read that. If you were here, I'd bake you

a

> cake. LOL. By the way, your ferritin could stand improvement.

>

> Janie

>

>

> > Woo Hoo - Dr called with results and I don't have it. My iron is

> 158

> > and ferritin is 33. My % saturation is something like 51%. He

said

> > usually they look for iron levels above 1000 for it to be

> considered

> > hemochromatosis!!!

> >

> > As far as thyroid - oh there must be something wrong with your

> > pituatary gland because your TSH is .18. Uhm no. Medicine is

> > suppressing it. They get worried about osteoperosis. He wants me

> to

> > get tested.