Ferritin test

[EiCa]

Hello,

The recent discussions regarding ferritin have made me wonder if I need to have mine checked. I am seeing my PCP tomorrow and I am wondering if I should ask for this test. So far, my doctors here have used serum B12 (I know, irrelevant if supplementing but they check it anyway), MMA, and homocysteine.

I have had an iron panel about a year and half ago which was all normal but a ferritin level was not included.

I have been supplementing for a year and a half (self-injecting) and have not seen any improvement in my spine pain...in fact, it has gotten worse.

It just occurred to me that my B12 was so bad for so long before I started treatment, that perhaps my spine de-myelinate and this increase spine pain is a result of that.

Sorry for switching topics. Just wondered if there would be any value in have a ferritin test.

Thank you. I appreciate any feedback.

[Nackapan]

Have you had your vitamin D checked? And keep up supplements

Ask for an iron panel again and ferritin .

Has to be looked at all together

And folate.

Have you had an mri?

[EiCa in reply to Nackapan]

Thanks Nackapan. I'm sorry. I don't know what tk br is...would the mri show de-myelination of my spinal cord?

[Nackapan in reply to EiCa]

*has to be looked at all together ( iron)

NB@

Text unfortunately still disappears from the right as I type so difficult 😕

[Gambit62 Administrator]

Ferritin is generally a good measure of iron status but it doesn't tell the whole story - if you had a full iron panel and that was okay it would trump a ferritin result anyway.

[Nackapan in reply to Gambit62]

I thought that .However my iron panel in the 'normal ' range but low for me didn't trigger a ferritin test.

I asked for ferritin

Again 'within range ' but low for me .

Was 61 but when requested 29.

Getting it raised to 40+( iron on prescription) got rid of breathlessness, restless legs and a thumping heart.

Again we operate at different levels it seems.

[EiCa in reply to Nackapan]

I will just ask for one if she wants to do blood work for some other reason.

[EiCa in reply to Gambit62]

Thanks, Gambit.