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[mfrie]

My reason for having this January test is that I have restless legs now. Gp gave me a prescription for Respirone after getting the "Normal" result supposedly. I fear he is withholding the actual details of the results.

[Marz]

Have you had Ferritin tested ? If low it would be advisable to have a Full Iron Profile done. Oxygen is transported in the blood by sticking to iron in the red blood cells. Low Iron can present in some cases of RLS ...

[mfrie in reply to Marz]

Hi Marz, Thks for coming back. Well, I have no details of what was tested in this last test cos all that report listed was only Normal Normal Normal as I posted lastly. However, 2 months ago on my Medichecks test Ferritin was 71.3 ug/L 13.00 - 150.00

Folate (serum) 7.13 ug/L. 3.89 - 26.80.

Surely, he should have given the breakdown, presuming he will have it? Also I have tablets now for the RLS but not inclined to take them. Would rather look at the root of the problem???

[Marz in reply to mfrie]

Ferritin looks fine. Folate better mid range I have read ...

[mfrie in reply to Marz]

Thanks Marz, karyl, and Jan. After serious words I have been given proper transcript of results.

B12 609 ng/L (170 - 730) high figure cos I had b12 injection which skewed results

Ferritin 72 ug/L (10 - 290),

Folate 16.8 ug/L (3 - 19)

I did not want to take Ropinirole for RLS cos side effects listed r dizziness and confusion. So ruling that out cos of my mild cognitive impairment diagnosis. How can I increase the ferritin if it Wld help the iron situation? Wld further b12 help?

[Marz in reply to mfrie]

Your results look OK as mentioned above. However Ferritin is stored iron so your iron in the blood could be low. A full iron Profile could reveal more.

Your results are legally yours so you should be given them without serious words - Data Protection ruling.

Have you tried Magnesium ? Most of us have low levels. VitD ?

[mfrie in reply to Marz]

Thks Marz, what Wld the iron profile look like? I may have that amongst these results I got yesterday and I just can't identify it. I see two items with an ! Beside them.

!Mean corpusc. Hb. conc. (MCHC) 314 g/L (315 - 360)

!Platelet count 392 10*9/L (160 -370).

The heading on result sheet is "no further action " beside GPs name.

[Marz in reply to mfrie]

labtestsonline.org/tests/ir...

medfriendly.com/mean-corpus...

I would speak with your Doc as your MCHC is below range - but only a little. Hope the links are helpful. Labtestsonline is a good website for explaining tests - but is American so measurements can vary but the Abbreviations are global !

[mfrie in reply to Marz]

Thanks, Marz. U have been a real help. Thks again.

[KarC1 in reply to mfrie]

I have PA and take Ropinirole for RLS. If I didn’t take them I’d never get any skeep

[JanD236 in reply to Marz]

If you feel that results have been withheld why not ask for the full results including levels and ranges?

[MoKayD]

When my legs start to feel restless and achy I start taking magnesium supplements. It works for me.

[mfrie in reply to MoKayD]

Thks MokayD, I am already taking magnesium citrate. Thks for yr contact.