New Bloodwork - High Ferritin??

[carbs]

Give Blood

 

[Fleezy]

The other test will confirm if you need to donate blood or not. I hate jumping straight to that as I do not believe in blood dumps, BUT donating annually for health benefits is great. It absolutely will lower ferritin and pull the iron from the tissue into the blood.

ill post back with those results next week

 

[Fleezy]

 

[MAD_SCIENTIST]

Ferritin is an acute phase reactant and is heavily influenced by inflammation (recent training session) if it's super high. Re-test when you're relaxed and rested from the gym and it should be the true amount.

How long time off gym to retest?


MS

 

[intensed]

My ferritin at its highest was 648. still sitting on the high end with tesosterone 345, much impoved

Mine are reported in mcg/L

 

[Fleezy]

My ferritin at its highest was 648. still sitting on the high end with tesosterone 345, much impoved

Mine are reported in mcg/L

ng/ML = mcg/L AFAIK


are you saying your numbers dropped to 345 when you got on testosterone?

 

[nothuman]

How long time off gym to retest?


MS

3 days should be enough

 

[Fleezy]

My doctor said it’s from the steroids… lol

Even tho there’s an inverse correlation between testosterone and ferritin - generally speaking

Got the flu? Steroids
Twisted your ankle? Steroids

 

[bbxtreme]

My doctor said it’s from the steroids… lol

Even tho there’s an inverse correlation between testosterone and ferritin - generally speaking

Got the flu? Steroids
Twisted your ankle? Steroids

A generic doctor answer lol. A common cold is due to steroids when your doc knows you’re on cycle. They weren’t taught this stuff in med school (how to treat bodybuilders).

If you haven’t donated blood in the past year I would do that and add some beef liver in your diet or supplements. Should bring it all back into balance.

 

[tornquad201]

Attached some numbers from my most recent bloodwork. Pretty much all other figures were in line - including CRP


not sure what to think - as I dont have any infection or inflammation from a bad shot going on at the moment or anything... and i dont have hemachromatosis as far as i know?

been feeling a bit cognitively off/loopy for a while - so i thought i would look into it. Any thoughts appreciated.

(never had covid or any of the 'safe and effective'(s))

How’s your Iron

 

[tornquad201]

How’s your Iron

Just saw I had Ferritin 300 but normal Iron my doc wasn’t concerned

 

[Fleezy]

Just saw I had Ferritin 300 but normal Iron my doc wasn’t concerned

300 is normal range

Mine was like 850 lol

 

[Fleezy]

A generic doctor answer lol. A common cold is due to steroids when your doc knows you’re on cycle. They weren’t taught this stuff in med school (how to treat bodybuilders).

If you haven’t donated blood in the past year I would do that and add some beef liver in your diet or supplements. Should bring it all back into balance.

So that ferritin that’s more that 2x the top of the normal range likely isn’t due to anything?

Should I get it retested after a phlebotomy?

 

[bbxtreme]

So that ferritin that’s more that 2x the top of the normal range likely isn’t due to anything?

Should I get it retested after a phlebotomy?

That’s not what I said. Lol

High ferritin indicates your body is storing too much iron generally. Not in the blood, but in the tissues, thus I made the suggestions I did.

 

[Fleezy]

That’s not what I said. Lol

High ferritin indicates your body is storing too much iron generally. Not in the blood, but in the tissues, thus I made the suggestions I did.

sorry

just woke up lol (its my day off)

how do i get this iron out of my tissues?

 

[bbxtreme]

sorry

just woke up lol (its my day off)

how do i get this iron out of my tissues?

By doing the things I suggested above lol. Beef liver and donating blood.

 

[Fleezy]

By doing the things I suggested above lol. Beef liver and donating blood.

i guess now the trick will be to convince my doctor to write me a script for therapeutic phlebotomy


he'll just say to stop the aas lol

 

[SOUR DIESEL]

how do i get this iron out of my tissues?

^^^hey brother

► in the USA ..FDA approved Iron Chelators
deferoxamine
deferiprone
deferasirox

↑ BTW; they work well


►the OTC supplement "IP-6"
..effective natural Iron chelator
..works well
..be careful how long ..& when you dose as it also chelates other essential minerals


►Iron increases oxidative stress
..so counter this with Vitamin-C
..2-6gm/day
..start with 1g 2x/day ..& work your way to the higher doses to avoid loose poop
+
Vitamin E
1000iu 2-3x/day

→ GLUTATHIONE is massively effective for this as well



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[Fleezy]

^^^hey brother

► in the USA ..FDA approved Iron Chelators
deferoxamine
deferiprone
deferasirox

↑ BTW; they work well


►the OTC supplement "IP-6"
..effective natural Iron chelator
..works well
..be careful how long ..& when you dose as it also chelates other essential minerals


►Iron increases oxidative stress
..so counter this with Vitamin-C
..2-6gm/day
..start with 1g 2x/day ..& work your way to the higher doses to avoid loose poop
+
Vitamin E
1000iu 2-3x/day

→ GLUTATHIONE is massively effective for this as well



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It’s good to have options

My doctor said my blood levels(RBC and crit) were at the top end of normal, so maybe he will be agreeable to the phlebotomy route

- not that I should even have to ask him lol

 

[SOUR DIESEL]

It’s good to have options

My doctor said my blood levels(RBC and crit) were at the top end of normal, so maybe he will be agreeable to the phlebotomy route

- not that I should even have to ask him lol

^^^with his blessing ..or not ..donating is where i would start (..as other have recommended)

..it's a "single" action ..but it'll have a big impact on reducing your Iron levels in 1-shot

..follow that up with IP-6 ..at least with high-iron meals
..it's OTC ..it's cheap medicine ..& it IS effective

***address the higher levels of oxidation that high levels of Iron cause
..with anti-oxidant supplements

..i'd also be taking a baby aspirin 2x day ..12hrs apart
..i chew them ..& never get any stomach probs


►re-test
►re-assess


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