Lisa00012

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  Posted: 04/01/2019

  Lisa00012 commented on the discussion mutation to H63D Homozygous.

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  Easy bruising - a symptom of hemochromotosis?

  Posted by: Lisa00012

  Last Reply: brucekingfield 08/10/2019

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  Hello - I am a new member, a 49 year old woman, just diagnosed with hemochromotosis and going to a specialist this week. I have bruised easily all my life (been checked for all the usual causes, all tests are negative), and it is getting worse as I get older. I am starting allergy shots and I get immediate bruising at the site, and the allergist is a bit perplexed as to why this is happening. I am also still trying to figure out if it's my mom, dad or both with the gene, but my dad is also a...

• Hemochromatosis
  

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  Posted by: Lisa00012

  Posted: 03/31/2019

  Lisa00012 commented on the discussion Newly diagnosed - treatments?.

• Hemochromatosis
  

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  Posted by: Lisa00012

  Posted: 03/29/2019

  Lisa00012 commented on the discussion Newly diagnosed - treatments?.

• Hemochromatosis
  

  Newly diagnosed - treatments?

  Posted by: Lisa00012

  Last Reply: inshore_aggii 04/01/2019

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  Hello,I am a 49 year old woman and found out a month ago-  through a wellness program that included some genetic testing - that I am positive for the C282Y and H63D genes. I had labs done which show a ferritin level of 250, high iron, and saturation of 71%. All other blood tests, including blood counts and liver function tests, are normal. There is no one on either side of my family that has had hemochromatosis that I or my parents know of. I don't have any symptoms (except for tiredness, but...

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  Joined New Group

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  Posted: 03/28/2019

  Lisa00012 joined the group Hemochromatosis.

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  New Friend

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  Posted: 03/24/2019

  Lisa00012 became friends with TeamDS.