Guest guest Posted May 2, 1999 Report Share Posted May 2, 1999 In article <199905020129.NAA20575@...>, Carol <carscott@...> writes >From: Carol <carscott@...> > >Hi Dr. Chiu, >The anaemia of chronic disease only really responds to getting the >>disease under control. >> >>------- >>Regards, Dr Graham Chiu > > >OK, so how do you get the disease under control? If taking iron pills wont That's what the AP is all about :-) >work, is it all in the diet??? And on my lab results, I dont ever see where >the ferritin has been checked. Is that what its called when they check your >iron level? I too am having a problem with chronic anemia that is beginning >to get worse, so any suggestions would be appreciated. >Thank you, >Carol ** >HUGS:) >Carol^^ > > ------- Regards, Dr Graham Chiu Prospective Internet Observational Study in Arthritis Home Page http://www.compkarori.com/arthritis/ Contribute at http://www.compkarori.com/arthritis/contrib.htm Data Entry at http://www.compkarori.com/cgi-local/piosa.cgi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 1999 Report Share Posted May 3, 1999 Me again! Ferritin, iron saturation and total binding capacity (I hope I have remembered these names correctly) are the tests that will give an idea of your iron stores. You may have enough iron in your body, but due to the disease it is not being used right now. Low scores in these tests would indicate the need for iron supplements. Apparently, you need all three done to give an accurate picture. A shortage of B12 causes pernicious anemia. rheumatic chronic anemia disease >From: Carol <carscott@...> > >Hi Dr. Chiu, >The anaemia of chronic disease only really responds to getting the >>disease under control. >> >>------- >>Regards, Dr Graham Chiu > > >OK, so how do you get the disease under control? If taking iron pills wont >work, is it all in the diet??? And on my lab results, I dont ever see where >the ferritin has been checked. Is that what its called when they check your >iron level? I too am having a problem with chronic anemia that is beginning >to get worse, so any suggestions would be appreciated. >Thank you, >Carol ** >HUGS:) >Carol^^ > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Cooking, health, entertainment, travel, politics, business... > >Whatever your interest, ONElist has something for everyone! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hi Dr. Chiu, The anaemia of chronic disease only really responds to getting the >disease under control. > >------- >Regards, Dr Graham Chiu OK, so how do you get the disease under control? If taking iron pills wont work, is it all in the diet??? And on my lab results, I dont ever see where the ferritin has been checked. Is that what its called when they check your iron level? I too am having a problem with chronic anemia that is beginning to get worse, so any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you, Carol ** HUGS:) Carol^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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