Re: Re: Ferritin. pulse, and temp

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Margary,

No, The salt test is still on my "to do". list. I am a kidney patient

and they say "salt is a kidney killer". I have not been restricting

salt as kidney patients are instructed to do. My GP had told me to

increase the salt but I didn't know it was related to the pulse rate. I

see the Nephrologist in a couple weeks so will discuss it with him. My

kidneys are holding steady and if lack of salt is part of why I feel so

bad I think thyroid problems will rule.

My ferritin was 11 Jan 09. After the iron infusion it went to 277 and

my latest test, 6 months ago was 161 so it is slowly coming down.

Reading here I would expect the ferritin would have taken care of some

of my problems. I did see a small comment that sometimes the ferritin

can give false positives. I will have another test when I see the

nephrologist. The infusion only seemed to effect the ferritin and none

of the related tests.

Thanks for your comments. I am trying to get as much insight into this

whole thing for when I see my doctor next week. I had the labs that

brought this to light 3 months ago with my GP. At that point it was a

surprise to me and I knew almost nothing. I don't think the GP knows

much either ie 5 mcg of Cytomel. I plan to discuss that with him and

want to have the best dose suggestion I can. He listens to me and goes

along with me.

The other thing I have to decide is staying with him for this or going

back to the Endo. I am diabetic and did not like the way the Endo

handled things so I don't see him anymore. I don't want to go to an

Endo because he could very well not know either but want me to do it

his way.

Betty

Margery__W wrote:

Hi Betty: you had mentioned in an earlier post that you were going

to try the salt water test. Did it help with the fast pulse? The "how

to" is on Nick's web page: http://thyroid-rt3.com/electrol.htm

Since your sodium is low, are you supplementing salt? The usual

starting recommendation is to take 1/2 teaspoon in a

glass of water AM and PM, using a salt like Celtic Sea Salt.

http://www.celticseasalt.com/

It is very unusual for anemia to be accompanied by a ferritin of 161.

Have you had a full iron panel done? Posting the results of that may

shed some light on the iron and ferritin situation.

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> I have been anemic for many years. Taking iron and eating iron

rich food has never helped. Jan 09 my ferritin was 11 (13-150). I had

an iron infusion. I don't think it was the venofer mentioned here.

April 09 the ferritin was 277 and Nov last year was 161. Sodium is low.

> My pulse is fast, around 100 and my temp is low. I don't see how

those things fit together.

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> Comments appreciated.

> Betty

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