Hi Jorge, it looks like you have plenty of hair, so just keep it on your head. I have been to the Keys a few times.. love it. Hopefully you will get some good rest and enjoy your weekend.. I work in the Restaurant Biz. So my weekend has just begun. I have to laugh thinking about farming those little Shrimp.. I grew up on a Farm, you know the Cow, pig, chicken, vegetable kind. Farmers work hard.. Are you still going hard on your diet? I bought a Hemochromatosis cookbook, just kinda following some of their suggestions​. I drink a lot a oolong tea, green and white tea so I have been experimenting with cooking with it., supposed to cut the iron,also calcium chews with dinner.. I have severe Osteoporosis anyway so the extra Calcium can't hurt... No more than 1500mg. guess it can cause kidney stones! I mean Shit** what can we do.? Catch up with you soon.. take care Jorge. Blondiegirl

Hi Blondiegirl, hope you had a great weekend. Regarding the diet I have now I am basically not eating any kind of meat, I missed my farmed shrimp :( I also cut all the dark-green veggies and most of fruits, specially citric due the Vit C content. I am eating pear and apple. I am not eating any product that has Beta-Carotens because also accelerates the Iron intake, similar to Vit-C. I also do not have any dairy product, my source of milk is organic coconut milk but not too much. I also cut on chocolate, this is hard to me and most of sweet things. I do not smoke and I do not drink so I am OK there. I have my daily coffee since I read it is very good as well as my green tea every day. I am eating rice, potato, boiled eggs, light-green color salads and vegetables, bread with ZERO-Iron and ZERO-Vit C. Not too many options and very boring but I just want to wait this way until my blood results come and then start a much better diet regime. I am also going to get the cook book. Read somewhere Calcium is also good...I do take TUMS like every-other day. I have been feeling OK relatively, usual pains but nothing additional to what I have been feeling in the past 15 years, hahaha...Have a great week my friend. Blessings, Jorge.

Dang Jorge, that's some food program.. I know that you are nervous so hopefully you will get your results back soon. Don't panic!! I love to cook so I'm just limiting some high iron items, I don't want to toss my Husband into the Anemic pool. haha Keep positive and stay strong. I will be praying for good results.. take care Jorge. Blondiegirl*

Good morning dear Blondiegirl, hope you have been feeling well. Just a quick hi to let you know I am still waiting on my lab results :( It's been almost 10 days since they took blood and still not done. Well, I am sure next week they will be done, do not think will take more than 2 weeks, right? it's just a blood analysis! Anyway, I am feeling well and thanks God this week was a very calm week at the farm, so I have been taking days off and resting at home as much as I can. Just want to wish you a lovely weekend and keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Enjoy with your loved ones and take care! Jorge.

Hi Jorge, guess it seems like forever when you're waiting for something important.. I'm Happy you have had a quiet week on the farm, some times it's just good to rest and relax.. I try to take it easy but I feel like I'm​ in pain regardless so I might as well stay busy.. I am only working 2 days at my job, it seems like it's all I can take right now physically.. but I did just bake a cake for Easter and it's 2:15am. Silly girl;).. I am looking forward to my next phlebotomy,I think it's going to be my new drug.. Haha After this session I will be going every week. If my blood count can take it. Hope you have a Blessed Easter, I making Ham.. are you eating Shrimp?? Just gonna wash it all down with a big ole glass of iced tea. Keep smiling.. take care Jorge.. Blondiegirl*

Thank you Blondie and have a beautiful Easter too. No, I am not going to get shrimp, I will keep my no-meat diet until I know my blood levels. I am going to follow a re-start DNA diet as described in Sharon's book:

http://www.dnarestartbook.com/dnarestartbook/index

I am going to do everything in my control to alleviate and revert this problem before is too late. I do not feel good at all, my daily intense pain remembers me now I need to be discipline now.
I have since March 27th with this very-low Iron diet and even I still do not have my blood analysis I am already loosing weight, haha...and still not following my DNA-diet as described in the book.

I am so sorry you are in pain and only able to work 2 days. I really hope the phlebotomy will help you and you can start improving in your condition. I am praying the process you are about to start it goes as gentle and painless as possible. Please take care and enjoy your Sunday. I am sure I will have my results early next week, so I will share them with you here as soon as I have them. Hugs to you! Jorge.

Hey Jorge, thanks of the kind words..I'm curious about the DNa diet, I'll check it out. I don't really need to lose weight but, definitely curious about food, cooking and the Iron content of what we have been putting in our mouths.. Now it is Iron,Iron everywhere.. I was so use to label reading for Calcium now it's all about the Iron.. still sad about the oysters and other seafood delights. When you get your results will you be seeing a Doctor? My Gastroenterologist is taking care of me, He is a Super smart guy and very caring. I didn't want to go to a Gastroenterologist at all but, he was the person who sorted it all out. A great day in Illinois, spring is the Best!! Hope you get those results soon,let me know.. take care Jorge, Blondiegirl*:)

Hey Jorge, just wondering how things are going with you?? Hopefully you are doing good and not working to hard.. Any word about your test results? Hope you are ok and not in distress. Take care Jorge, Blondiegirl*

Hello Blondie! Well, I have been feeling with pains as always and lately very tired. Got a phone call yesterday from the Dr office telling me my blood analysis are there BUT the Dr wants to talk to me in person to determine the course of action. So she gave me another appointment for this next Monday morning to see how to proceed.
Well, at least my results are there after 2 weeks they took my blood samples, kind a long time, don't you think? Anyway, I will finally know this Monday and I will let you know.
Guess what? I already lost 5 lbs in 17 days just by doing my super-boring vegan diet! haha :) I am still on a lowest-than-possible Iron diet no-meat and no-dairy products. I have not been going to swim because I have been feeling a lot of pain in my joints and also been very tired, so, just by following this kind of extreme diet I lost weight, which is OK to me. Next week, after I know my blood results, I will finally plan the feeding regime I will need to follow.
I am OK in general, hope you are doing well also. I am taking this weekend off the farm which is very nice so I will try to rest as much as possible.
I wish you a great weekend and sending you hugs! Take care my friend! :) Jorge.

Hi Jorge, I will be on Pins & Needles waiting for your results,, hahahaha funny/ not funny! Sounds like you are happy to lose a few pounds, so good for you.. I try to watch what I eat and count those calories.. got to stay slim and trim. Not being as active and working as much has to be a delicate balance. Still I have things to do so I just push through.. I did take this week end off, having a little guilt but my Husband is understanding and wants me to rest. Having a lot of weakness in my arms and Shoulders since this mess all started.. Do you have any of those problems with you?? I know every thing hurts right!! Yuck:(. I just had my second phlebotomy session ( 2 week intervals​ ) 1 more week and I get to start going every week.. Happy Dance** got to get this blood out! Doctor said my Hemoglobin count is good and as long as I don't faint, pass out or have shortness of breath I'm golden. Crazy to think that you can't wait to get a Vampire treatment. Another beautiful day here in Illinois.. The Keys are always gorgeous.. Enjoy the weekend! Catch up with you soon.. Take care Jorge, Blondiegirl*

Hi Blondie! Indeed, I do have daily pain in my arms and shoulders as well as knees...it gets a lot worse in late afternoon and evening, when it is very painful to me to go stairs up to bed...I do have a burning feeling in my shoulders that come and go. You know? I start drinking 100% Organic OOLONG Tea, maybe you should try it. Oolong tea will take ALL the Iron that is coming from vegetables and grains sources (like broccoli and lentils, for example) and will improve a lot your general metabolism. I was in Miami doing shopping yesterday and went to a Whole Foods mraket and bought on of this organic oolong tea boxes, however, I already ordered the ORIGINAL Tea hand-picked from Taiwan, you can order it on Amazon. The name is Organic Taiwan JinXuan Milk Tea. The tea properties are superior, and is a MUST-DRINK Tea for all the people with Iron-Overload. So I just started this morning with my first tea, you can drink it as much as you want during the day. I will start with two tea cups a day: first thing in the morning and mid-afternoon. I am sure this will help us both in making our life easier. Take care, hugs! Jorge.

Hey Jorge, I'm drinking tea right now.. I mix Oolong, white and green tea bags into one pitcher and let it steep.. although I am laying off the lemons.. I have been drinking green tea for years, guess not enough to stop the rust.. I'll check out your brand and see how it tastes.. I use to drink a lot of grapefruit juice, lemon water and such, not any more.. I do like Perrier, San Pellegrino and sparkling water. As they say "stay thirsty my friends". Haha. I work in the Restaurant Biz so I have unlimited offerings of tasty beverages. Of course no booze. I had some great times in the Keys enjoying a nice tall Vodka and Grapefruit aka.. salty dog, sad face:(. No more Salty dogs​ for me.. I have a lot of knee problems anyway, 2 surgeries on my left knee, definitely recommend ice packs and soft knee braces it will keep your Knees stable. Well it's another beautiful day here in Illinois so I'm going to go outside and enjoy it.. take care Jorge, Blondiegirl*

HI Blondie! Well, I started this thread of mine saying I may have HEMOC...I finally had an explanation of my situation. After doing 10 test tubes of my blood analysis ON EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, I got serum Ferritin of 560 which is high BUT not too high as I have seen in other forums. I was NOT diagnosed with Hemo because another problem found at my hormone level. Seems the interactions between High Iron & unusual Hormonal unbalance is the cause of all the symptoms I am suffering. Doctors were not able to explain my condition since the ONLY report properly documented about this kind of interactions are only in two type of men: 1) those old men who are extremely obese (above 700 lbs) and 2) those men who do very intense weights lifting for years and use to inject hormones. So, I do not belong to any of those cases since I am 45 and my weight is 210 lbs and I do not take hormones. So far, doctors do not know what's wrong with me and they want to run more test on me...
Well, I do not want to be a lab rat so I am going to start with blood letting to reduce my Iron once a month, keep my strict diet and check my hormone unbalance and get it fix. That's it so far my dear friend.
So, nobody knows...at least in every one of the other blood analysis I am GREAT: Urea, Sugar, Liver, pancreas, kidneys, Cholesterol, Triglicerids, Blood cells count, Heavy metals, pH, Alkalinity, etc, etc, etc...in everything I am great, a healthy person. I will focus on lowering my Iron and restoring the hormonal balance and I will be OK, but so far, I was not diagnosed with Hemoc and I do not believe I have it...I have something else nobody knows...weird... :(
Anyway, need to move forward the best I can and keep happy and positive, right?
Hope you are doing great, let me know. Hugs! :) Jorge.

Hi Jorge, well at least you have some answers.. you know that is why they call it practicing Medicine. I'm happy that you are doing well in all the other tests so that is a good sign. Don't you hate it when you have a mystery disease?? You know a Endocrinologist could possibly help you, they are studied in all the Hormone business. I hope that the phlebotomy sessions will lessen your pain and symptoms. It's a lot if fun, you'll see.. hahahaha. Did you tell the Doctor about your strict diet? You might have to be careful about going the other way and being coming Anemic.. that's no fun. Hey, on a lighter note.. you can freely play with your little Shrimp friends :). I'm sure they missed you! Jorge, please continue to hang out with us Hemos. I do want to know how you are doing and how and when you get some answers.. of course I will be hoping for you to have a good recovery and strength for your day to day.. I'm getting ready for my weekly vampire sessions, probably take about a year at least till I see some real results, but I am ready for it!! Onward solider March. Stay positive, Stay Strong and stay in touch.. take care Jorge. Blondiegirl*

Indeed dear Blondie, it is horrible not knowing what's wrong! Now it seems I do have a weird or rare thing...
Just after I wrote you the previous comment, I got a phone call from the Dr's office requesting my presence so they can explain me something they found that will require more blood samples, some heart-analysis in the hospital and a ultrasound.
Now what else?!! well, I will go the the Dr office next Monday and guess I will schedule another blood sample once I know what for?
Uggg...I do not like this...I do have all the symptoms and pains of Hemoc but I am not diagnosed with this, I do have heart, high iron and severe hormonal unbalance and no one knows anything, so more testing is required,,,:(
There is not too much I can contribute anymore to the group...but if you want me to stay, I will for our friendship :) I will share with you how I am feeling. My best wishes for your process. Please take care and have a great weekend. Hugs! :) Jorge.