Guest guest Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 This indicates a conditon called iron overload (hemachromatosis) . This can be from advanced liver disease or genetic and the treatment is real simple . Treatment consists of having 500cc of blood drawn out once a week until you are anemic . Serum Ferritin Hi everyone, does anyone know what it means when your Serum Ferritin in high. My is 1788 and my Iron is 161? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 lol I answered this post before I had seen yours , and I also forgot to mention that excess iron deposits itself in the heart , kidneys and liver doing major damage .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 lol I answered this post before I had seen yours , and I also forgot to mention that excess iron deposits itself in the heart , kidneys and liver doing major damage .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 yep,, remember all those older folks who took "Geritol"?,, they all died from damage done by Iron overload! ,, not funnyelizabethnv1 <elizabethnv1@...> wrote: lol I answered this post before I had seen yours , and I also forgot to mention that excess iron deposits itself in the heart , kidneys and liver doing major damage . Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thanks for the info. I will be seeing my Hep doc tomorrow and will discuss with her. Steph Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Hi Sue, that's OK, you want it to be around 90, think that's the optimum level from what I can gather. Can't help with you hair loss, sorry X > > Hi All > > Was just checking through previous results for my visit to Dr P later > this week and I found serum ferritin taken in June > > 94.0ng/ml (range 11.0-307) > > Guess this is low huh? Could it be responsible for hair loss? > > What sort of iron should I take and can I get it off script? > > Thanks > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hi Miriam - your ferritin level is absolutely fine and you don't need any additional iron. Luv - Sheila I have read here that a good ferritin level might be 70-90 with a reference range of 20-200. The last time I had mine tested it was with a different reference range, so please would you comment on it, if possible? Result: 113.5 Male reference range 30-400 ng/mL Female reference range 13-150 ng/ml Thanks, Miriam ,_._,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Thanks Sheila. :-) > Hi Miriam - your ferritin level is absolutely fine and you don't need any > additional iron. > Luv - Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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