Hi would anyone mind having a quick look at my results for me please and see if there's anything pointing to PA I should be concerned about?
I had 6 loading doses of b12 that finished on the 17th Feb then this test was done 2 weeks later.
I think everything seems OK but I know we can often be told we're "normal" when just in range etc. And I'm so clueless with the full blood count stuff. Want to be prepared when I take them to my GP.
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Your iron level is high. Are you supplementing iron? If so I would recommend cutting back. If not, you should make sure your doctor notices this abnormal result. Too much iron can lead to serious problems.
You should go back and talk to your doctor and make sure your doctor knows that your iron level is high and that you don't supplement. Your level is above the reference range, so it should not be ignored. Ask your doctor about hemochromatosis testing.
Donating blood is an effective way of lowering iron levels. I believe it is the common treatment for hemochromatosis, actually. Plus you'll be helping to save lives.
Thank you both of you for your replies. I'm in the UK but absolutely petrified of venous blood tests and a fainter. So hopefully it isn't that.
My ferritin was high on my last test at the beginning of Jan. Around 189 but it has come down to below 75 now. My crp was nearly 12 and that's come down too.
This is the first time iron has been tested. It's not massively high is it? Could it come down on its own?
It might. Definitely keep an eye on it though. See if you can have it retested in 3 months. Ask for a full iron panel to be run because it would include serum iron, ferritin, transferrin and total iron binding capacity. If it comes back high the next time you are tested, have a conversation about it with your doctor.
Yes, those are the same tests. You usually have to specify that you want an 'iron panel' done because, if you just ask for your iron to be tested, a lot of doctors will order only one of the tests instead of all of them.
Your lab's reference range doesn't show it as high but you've got a borderline high saturation %. It means that your body is being very efficient at moving iron from storage (ferritin) into production (serum iron). You mentioned that you previously tested high in ferritin. Your high-ish saturation % explains why that number has dropped and your serum iron number has increased. Hopefully everything will even out again the next time you get tested.
I had high ferritin with high CRP and my GP thought these combined could be sign of infection. 2 days later I came out in a rash with flu like symptoms and swollen joints for about 4 days then lasting cough for about 6 weeks.
Haven't had the cough now for about 4 weeks and CRP has returned to normal. Could it just be that things are still returning to normal from this?
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