Guest guest Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 My MD checked ferritin of his own accord. It was very low, but still within the normal range. He told me I'd do a lot better after some iron shots. They got my ferritin up to the max for men my age, but my serum iron is still slightly below normal. In other words, my body is intent on maintaining low iron levels. I may be thinking slightly clearer, but I'm * EXTREMELY * tired, and have other new complaints. My counsel would be to avoid obsessing about iron, other than to perhaps ingest a few iron tablets, and see if you do better. I suspect that you'll do a lot better with a low, perhaps abnormally low, iron level. Sometimes forbidden fruit is harmful. S. > > > > > If low ferritin confirms iron deficiency, correcting it may fix > > the chest pain and may help your poor thyroid function, too. > > My doc refused to do the ferritin test too. I had the feeling he was just trying to assert some > authority since I'm always bossing him around. > > Since it's impossible for me to get a ferritin test anytime soon, if I have those same symtoms > of chest pain and poor thyroid function, along with fatigue, would doing a trial of iron make > any sense? Do any of you know what the signs of too much iron are? > > Nell > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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