Hemochromatosis Support Group

Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disease characterized by improper processing by the body of dietary iron which causes iron to accumulate in a number of body tissues, eventually causing organ dysfunction. It is the main iron overload disorder. Hemochromatosis is notorious for having symptoms that are often initially misattributed to other diseases.

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86% transferrin sat

langlois
langlois
I think it is very high, what does it indicate and how can I get lower?
Thanks from Langlois
FeralFerritin
FeralFerritin
Yes, 86% is very high by normal standards (ladies should be below 45%), though not as high as many when they first find out they have HH (I'm assuming you have actually been diagnosed with HH), e.g. mine was 98% (being in the 90's is quite common for us to begin with, a couple have even been OVER 100% [yes it's possible]).

It will come down towards the end of your phlebotomy treatment, normally once most of the iron has been pulled out of your other organs etc it will drop, e.g. when your ferritin falls to somewhere below about 300, mine only dropped when my ferritin went below 100). However during most of my treatment my percentage sat was in the 80.s, even dropped to 63% a couple of times, but bounced straight back up to the 80's.

It indicates your body is trying to transport iron, i.e. you probably have too much iron