foods low in Iron help please High Ferritin

[Guest guest]

Good Morning all...

It is a beautiful day here today again.

I was wondering if anyone can point me to a good

reference (book or web page) that may contain a list

of foods low LOW in Iron. MY ferritin count has gone

way past the 2500 mark a few weeks ago and my Onc has

increased my Exjade from 1000mg a day to 1500mg a day.

I may have to go back on Desferol, which I hate as I

have to infuse myself early in the morning and have a

pump slung on me for 11 to 12 hours a day. With low

Platelets I bruise and am tender where I put the

needle in Whereas Exjade is a pill that is mixed with

water or juice and taken in the morning..My problem is

I love food period.. most of what I eat is high iron

content, unlike one of the US Presidents I love

Broccoli, liver and onions etc etc. I eat salmon and

chili and they all contain high iron, steak and

ribs..Fish of all kinds, I eat tons of salad, this

would be healthy diet if I did not have such a high

iron count. I looked at some web sites about high

iron counts and the damage it can cause. I am not

overweight but I guess from the web sites that I could

take a pump attack or stroke etc etc.. I went on

Norvartis web site but they do not have any diet

information for Exjade, yes Exjade it made by the

makers of Nilotinib (amn107) Gleevec and I guess many

many more drugs.

thanks for any information

Skip

SkipD

Dx'ed Dec 1978

on Myleran(busulfan) 26 yrs

on Hydroxyurea for about 1 year

on Gleevec for approx 1.5 years

on AMN107(Nilotinib) to now

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[Guest guest]

Hi Skip,

It sounds like you already know which foods to cut down on. You

could always increase your carbs. Except for cereal, most carbs

don't have very much iron.

Take care,

Tracey

>

> Good Morning all...

> It is a beautiful day here today again.

> I was wondering if anyone can point me to a good

> reference (book or web page) that may contain a list

> of foods low LOW in Iron. MY ferritin count has gone

> way past the 2500 mark a few weeks ago and my Onc has

> increased my Exjade from 1000mg a day to 1500mg a day.

> I may have to go back on Desferol, which I hate as I

> have to infuse myself early in the morning and have a

> pump slung on me for 11 to 12 hours a day. With low

> Platelets I bruise and am tender where I put the

> needle in Whereas Exjade is a pill that is mixed with

> water or juice and taken in the morning..My problem is

> I love food period.. most of what I eat is high iron

> content, unlike one of the US Presidents I love

> Broccoli, liver and onions etc etc. I eat salmon and

> chili and they all contain high iron, steak and

> ribs..Fish of all kinds, I eat tons of salad, this

> would be healthy diet if I did not have such a high

> iron count. I looked at some web sites about high

> iron counts and the damage it can cause. I am not

> overweight but I guess from the web sites that I could

> take a pump attack or stroke etc etc.. I went on

> Norvartis web site but they do not have any diet

> information for Exjade, yes Exjade it made by the

> makers of Nilotinib (amn107) Gleevec and I guess many

> many more drugs.

>

> thanks for any information

> Skip

>

>

>

> SkipD

> Dx'ed Dec 1978

> on Myleran(busulfan) 26 yrs

> on Hydroxyurea for about 1 year

> on Gleevec for approx 1.5 years

> on AMN107(Nilotinib) to now

>

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