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Posted 5/26/2022 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
I did a checkup and got result Hb 138 and Ferritin 50.

Is this very high..?
Posted 5/26/2022 6:09 AM (GMT 0)
Don’t the lab results have the range?
Posted 5/26/2022 6:18 AM (GMT 0)

MooseSafari said...
I did a checkup and got result Hb 138 and Ferritin 50.

Is this very high..?

Iron tests are flawed, misleading.
I have been struggling with iron levels since I discovered it many years back that Lyme and bad gut has lowered my iron function.

Recently I did about 3 month on dapsone. Since then I have crazy fatigue, shortness of breath, weakness.
Just two days back I did an iron test - it came back normal. I didn't believe.

Then same day I started liquid iron supplement, and my fatigue, tiredness, shortness of breath suddenly reduced. I feel much better even with little intake of iron, I was that deprived of iron.

Only useful indicator of iron if ferritin is what I learned from many iron tests over years.
Your ferritin is 50, that is low. You are deprived of iron. Try this experiment, Take good liquid iron and see the difference.
Even when ferritin in normal range but at lower end of under 70, that is iron deficiency.
Posted 5/26/2022 1:52 PM (GMT 0)
Maybe it is different scales in different countries.. the doctor says she want to tap me of blood to get it down...
Posted 5/26/2022 2:09 PM (GMT 0)
What are the reference ranges for your tests, MooseSafari?

Ferritin of 50 might be considered low, but I know lots of chronically ill folks (myself included) with ferritin in the teens despite extensive supplementation (chelated, food-based, liquid, etc.) and even blood infusions. So 50 doesn't sound that bad to me!

Most doctors won't care about low ferritin if your other numbers are in range.
Posted 5/26/2022 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with hemakromatos 3 years ago, but I didnt need to do any tapping for 2 years. Dunno why i am told to be tapped this time if its not that high, better call and check tomorrow..
Posted 5/29/2022 9:39 AM (GMT 0)
It's usually similar to this, but every lab has it's own range:

Hb (Hemoglobin) :

Newborns: 17 to 22 gm/dL
One (1) week of age: 15 to 20 gm/dL
One (1) month of age: 11 to 15 gm/dL
Children: 11 to 13 gm/dL
Adult males: 14 to 18 gm/dL
Adult women: 12 to 16 gm/dL
Men after middle age: 12.4 to 14.9 gm/dL
Women after middle age: 11.7 to 13.8 gm/dL

https://www.medicinenet.com/hemoglobin/article.htm

Ferritin:

Adult Males 12 to 300 ng/mL
Adult Females 12 to 150 ng/mL

https://www.medicinenet.com/ferritin_blood_test/article.htm
Posted 5/29/2022 10:09 AM (GMT 0)
with a number that high i would first check the units - a lot of the time when people here get concerned about out of range results - there is a mix up in the units used

and then i would retest in any case

over the years i have had the odd wild lab result come back and most of the time its normalised by the next test. doctors have told me also that they think labs occasionally just throw up an off value.

if it hasn't - and the units are the same as the reference range at least you know you are dealing with a real issue
Posted 5/29/2022 11:01 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, I suspect they probably plan to do a prevention tapping just to be on the safe side..
But I sm gonna call the doctor tomorrow, she was on holiday on friday...😶
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