Posted by mike99 on March 12, 2006, at 8:46:50
In reply to Ferritin/fatigue:BTW Men should donate blood! » KarenRB53, posted by River1924 on March 12, 2006, at 1:37:02
Thanks for sharing this info =). And congrats on getting your saturation down! Was it your ferritin that went from 1040 to 12? If so may I ask how many bloodlettings this took?> Just for your info, one can have iron overload even if these test are normal. Normally not but the most common symptom is elevated liver enzymes and scans which show the liver loaded with iron (which encourages infections and destroys cells.)
Might it be possible to have normal liver enzymes with normal ferritin and transferrin saturation and STILL have iron overload?
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> If the average man donates blood one time a year, his risk of heart attack decreases by 50%. Even if the men you love hate needles, blood donation might save their lives. Encourage it.Might I respectfully ask where this information is from? I don't doubt that blood donation may reduce heart attack risk---in fact I give blood myself to keep it in check---but is there scientific evidence for this claim? Just wondering.
Either way your message is well-taken and much appreciated. I've had a few high transferrin saturation readings---gave 2 pints of blood and now it's even in the low range---which is not dangerous as long as the hemoglobin is normal.
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