High Ferritin 284 with Range max 300 BUT Low Haemoglobin - 97 with low range 115 - Will Blood Transfusion Help?

[VegB12]

My wife just had Blood Test result with

High Ferritin at 284 Range 50- 300

Low Haemoglobin 87 - Range 115+

Doctor prescribed Iron tablets - worried about high iron and Side effects.

Can she get a Private Blood Transfusion as Doc says she does not need it ? Has had some before as she is Anaemic - Haemoglobin has always been below 115!

Any suggestions as how to increase haemoglobin levels with diet?

Thanks

Ash

[Frodo]

Hi, sorry to hear about your wife's issues. This forum though is for Pernicious Anaemia caused by vitamin B12 Deficiency, not problems with iron.

Sometimes people have both and do ask questions about it so there may be someone who can help.

[KimberinUS]

Hi there,

This link could be helpful.

dermnetnz.org/topics/iron-d...

Under what tests should be done, then subcategory "ferritin", it explains that ferritin levels Can be High even in cases of iron anemia due to inflammation. Your wife may need to be checked for C-reactive protein. I know my ferritin levels were 70 which is in the optimal range but I had chronic inflammation and once I started getting B12 shots my iron stores got used up fairly rapidly. Your wife may need to have her B12/ folate levels tested to see if her body can even use the iron that is stored in her body.