Michael2813

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Settling into Maintenace

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Good results finally. I thought I would be a quick loader but just had blood work done and its been 10 weeks since my last phleb and my ferritin is just at 56. Maybe I can end up going every three to six months or so rather than more frequent.
Elusive Maintenance schedule

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I was hoping to find a standard schedule for my maintenance such as gidget with a phlebotamy every so many weeks.So I thought the numbers were saying i need a phleb every two months so I was at a ferritin of 85 so I did a double red donation at the...
Double red cell donation

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So I am on maintenace and thinking that I would heve to have a phleb every two months. So I tried the double red cell donation at the red cross.Two months ago I was at a ferritin level of 85 and did the double red cell donation. Just tested and...
Double red cell donation

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Currently my maintainance requires a normal blood donation every two months.I was at a ferritin of 85 so I went to the red cross and did a double red blood cell donation. Everything went fine the nurse said that since they put the pletelets and...
Acid Reflux medicine inhibits Iron absorption

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Here is a link to a very interesting article that indicates that protein pump inhibitors(PPI) significantly reduce the amout of phlebotamies required to maintain Ferritin levels( reduced form 5 phlebs annually to 1 phleb...
Maintenance

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I am trying to figure out my maintenance plan.It has been 8 weeks since my last phlebotamy and my feritin has increase from 52 before my last phleb to 57.I am tempted to do a double red cell donation at the red cross but I am a liitle apprehensive...
1st maintenance follow up

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Had my appointment with my hemo today for my first three months in maintenance,Ferritin increased from around 60 to 95 after 3 months. My plan is to donate at the red cross every 8 weeks and visit my hemo again in 6 months.I am hoping that I can...
suggestions for maintenance

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After 40 some phlebotamies I am finally approaching the maintenance phase.I will see my hemo next week for my two month visit and want to cover tratment protocol from here on out. I had a phlebotamy yesterday and my ferritin was 77. The ferrition...
Wheatgrass Juice

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I came across this interesting study on wheat grass chelating iron and causing a recduction if ferritin from 2500 to 900 in six months use. I take some wheat grass in a whole foods powder supplment each morning but was not aware of any iron...
new to site and plateauing

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I was diagnosed homozygous last February and went to a hematologist and he started phlebs on a biwwekly once every 3 week basis of only 250 CC's. Initial ferrittin was 1200-1330 and if I drank heavily the numbers spiked beyond that.Have been able to...

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