Re: My latest Iron Labs

[Guest guest]

Hi

Your

levels of iron are high. Normally once iron is taken into the body, it does not

get removed. There is no mechanism in the body which could break down iron, it

is stored in the blood (ferritin). High levels of iron can be poisonous,

and normally you would be prescribed with drugs which bind to iron and remove

them through urine. What has your doctor/pathologist told you about this. I would

avoid iron rich foods for some time. Usually, most people complain about low

iron levels - not high.

Here are some possible causes of high iron levels in blood:

1) sideroblastic anaemia

2) excessive alcohol intake

3) liver problems (due to excessive alcohol)

4) hereditary (genetic disorders)

5) as I mentioned dietary intake (too much iron in food)

You

also need to ask your GP to test your level of ferritin. THIS IS IMPORTANT as

you might be suffering with Haemachromatosis, which is otherwise known as

IRON OVERLOAD, your liver enzymes may be OK, but you can still have this

hereditary illness. Haemachromatosis cannot be treated with drugs, you usually

need to have a pint of blood withdrawn from your arm on a regular basis until

your ferritin levels come down.

If you do suffer with this inherited disease, your family will need to be

tested too. You may find your parents are the carriers of this, or are

suffering with it themselves too.

But you must ask your Dr to test you, as it is not a routine blood test

Luv - Sheila

From: thyroid treatment

[mailto:thyroid treatment ] On Behalf Of stehendie

Sent: 04 March 2011 15:29

thyroid treatment

Subject: My latest Iron Labs

Hi Sheila and co

Bit of info on what is happening at the minute with me, i seemed to hit a brick

wall with my T3 raises after 75, i got up to 125mg but i hardly felt any better

from my T3 increases over 75mg, so i cut back down to 75 and decided to get my

electrolytes tested along with my iron to check things hadn't dropped too low.

My temps were stable i was also on 50mg of HC and 0.1mg of Florinef.

These are my latest iron labs, i have not touched iron in 3 months.

Serum Iron = 43 (11-28)

Saturation = 74.8% (23-53)

Transferrin = 2.3 (2-3.6)

The doctor didn't do a ferritin, but with these labs they are all coming back

really high, is this dangerous at all, also is it good to assume that my

ferritin level will be good/acceptale for the amount of T3 considering my iron

levels seem high ?

Today i raised my florinef, and my temps raised to the highest ive ever seen

them so maybe that was all i was lacking to get my temps up and my symptoms

cleared fingers crossed

Thanks Steve

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila thanks for the reply, i probably should of said that about 6 months

ago i had a ferritin level of 7 and all the other iron tests came back " low " ..

So i guess i just over supplmented, i did supplement iron quite alot in the hope

to raise my ferritin.

I have my next telephone consult with Dr P on wednesday i will see what he

suggests, possibly giving blood would be the best option.

>

> Hi

>

> Your levels of iron are high. Normally once iron is taken into the body, it

> does not get removed. There is no mechanism in the body which could break

> down iron,

[Ed]