Blood work help

[hollaatyaboyy1]

How’s it going guys. Weird problem I think I mostly did it to myself by donating too much blood.

My ferritin levels are 21 and the low normal number is 38. However
My hemo /hemocrit are both a touch high. Right outside the normal range. Which is odd because if I donated too much then I would assume my hemo /crit levels would at least be in range... I was dehydrated all day before the test but did infact chug 1 liter of water 20 minutes before the test,

I am experiencing every single side effect of low iron So I’m going to work on fixing that and nooo donating. But I waswondering if anyone experienced this ? Everything else was in range

I am on

100-150mg test per week
240Mg cardizem (calcium channel blocker )**broken link removed**

 

[DrBeefcake777]

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[hollaatyaboyy1]

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im sorry I made this threadon mobile and itgot Messed up somehow I tried to edit and report it and that didn’t work either. Idid make another tho. Sorry guys

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

Lemme guess...the MCV is over 100.

 

[hollaatyaboyy1]

Lemme guess...the MCV is over 100.

no 82. Normal. H and h. Is 51. And 17.2 pretty dehydrated

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

RDW > 15.5?

 

[hollaatyaboyy1]

RDW > 15.5?

17.3 that was the only thing a little higher as well

 

[hollaatyaboyy1]

RDW > 15.5?

everything indicated lack of iron. I just picked up this today and will start taking it for a bit. I just don’t want to get my hemo and hema out of control

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

Did you not say your Ferritin was low too?

 

[hollaatyaboyy1]

Did you not say your Ferritin was low too?

yes that was the original subject Matter.
Low ferritin ,

Borderline high H&H RDW High

 

[maldorf]

Take care with the iron, too much can leave you really constipated. Maybe some others have recommendations on what to do with your diet to avoid it.

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

Did your doc order the CBC blood test as part of a routine annual workup?

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

If so, he/she probably also ordered serum Iron studies with Ferritin and a complete metabolic panel.

 

[hollaatyaboyy1]

Did your doc order the CBC blood test as part of a routine annual workup?

I just recovered from covid. And just went in to this doc so he can be my new GP. He was a previous doc of mine and he is very thorough he ordered the work up and these are the results I couldn’t get through to him about the iron on Friday but I really feel miserable. I want to follow up with him Monday and Tuesday and discuss it further but I cannot handle this for months and months

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

What were the values for Iron, Iron saturation, TIBC, and Ferritin?

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

I just recovered from covid. And just went in to this doc so he can be my new GP. He was a previous doc of mine and he is very thorough he ordered the work up and these are the results I couldn’t get through to him about the iron on Friday but I really feel miserable. I want to follow up with him Monday and Tuesday and discuss it further but I cannot handle this for months and months

Glad to see you survived Covid-19. Congratulations. Now if you would kindly post your lab results.

 

[hollaatyaboyy1]

 

[hollaatyaboyy1]

Take care with the iron, too much can leave you really constipated. Maybe some others have recommendations on what to do with your diet to avoid it.

yea I do not want to overdue it at all but I cannottt feel like this for a long time. Any suggestions?

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

How the hell do you all send screenshots like that? It's kinda cool.

 

[Pissbrainiac259]

If your doc knows an anus from an ulna, then he/she would be inclined to draw blood to check serum levels of folate and cyanocobalamin. Afterwards, replete the iron with this classic protocol:
Week 1 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM Qday x 7 days
Week 2 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM once
Week 3 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM once
Week 4 - 1,000 mcg iron dextran IM once
Week 5 - Recheck Iron studies with ferritin, folate, and B-12.