Re: recent Labs- Questions

March 7, 2010

Nick or Val.. are you able to help? Would you suggest taking b-12 as well?

Does having a low hemoglobin level indicate an infection, since my red blood

cells are good and ferritin is also good (160)?

From: SKY JONES <subhadradasi2000@ yahoo.com. au>Subject: Re: recent LabsTo: RT3_T3yahoogroups (DOT) comDate: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 7:47 AM

First of all make sure you have a good b12 level.

Here in Australia the range for Haemoglobin is 115-165. Now my ferritin is really good but I do have low haemoglobin. I take Aranesp shots for it. If I don't it will drop to under 90 in a matter of months. Your kidneys make erythropoietin a protein that stimulates the production of red blood cells. My one transplanted kidney does not make enough erythropoietin. Therefore I take the synthetic version of it which is Aranesp. Technically if I don't take my Aranesp I am anemic. So if your haemoglobin keeps dropping I would look into.

Sky

From: "lauriesassano@ yahoo.com" <lauriesassano@ yahoo.com>To: "RT3_T3@yahoogroups .com" <RT3_T3yahoogroups (DOT) com>Sent: Sat, 6 March, 2010 5:39:53 AMSubject: recent Labs

Can anyone explain how I can have low hemoglobin and my ferritin is fine? I thought they were both measurement of iron? I've been anemic before and craved ice chips ( many years ago) I don't have that now. Am I anemic? What corrects that? Sent from my iPhone