Re: lethal lee..i have iron question too!!

August 17, 2010

Hi Dawn,

If your Daughter hadn't been taking Iron supps those Labs would be suspicious

for Hemochromatosis. However as she had been supping is likely she has overshot

optimal levels.

I assume at some point she had low Iron/Ferritin & she is on T3 for Rt3 issues?

If low Iron was due to low absorption because of Hypo as she becomes less Hypo

absorption will improve too.

Certainly on these Labs I would stop supping Iron (which she has done. Then

retest in a couple of months to see where levels are.

I would suggest getting a CBC with differential & ESR at same time as the Iron

Panel/Ferritin too. Make sure the protocols are followed including testing early

am fasting. If you want to strictly test stop Vit C & B12 for 5 days as well as

avoid high Iron food.

Lethal Lee

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> lee...my daughter just got her iron panel back and as i read i see you have

iron issues...if this is off topic i apologize and you can email me

personally...

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> i am not sure if hers is something to be concerned with..she is 18yrs...she

has been taking hemaplex to raise her ferritin which was low....this is her

first full iron panel..we have no family history of iron issues or

hemachromatosis...she had been off iron supps for 5 days but had not restricted

her iron foods necessarily..

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> val suggested looking at this iron closer for hemachromatosis...but i guess i

am wondering if these numbers point to that and if so can it wait for followup

test or should we do it now..she is no longer taking iron for a while .anbd she

is leaving for college this week......here are her numbers if you dont mind

commenting...thanks so much!!...dawn

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> Iron serum....132 (35-155)

> TIBC.....256 (250-450)

> UIBC...Low.. ..124 (150-375)

> Iron Saturation.. ..52 (15-55) %

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> Ferritin...112 (13-150)

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