Question about labs...

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Offline ldominguez1022

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Question about labs...
« on: February 13, 2014, 07:32:42 PM »
Iron - 18
Iron Saturation - 4
Ferritin - 5
Hemoglobin - 9
Hematocrit - 30.7

What exactly does this mean? I saw my hemotologist yesterday and they had labs drawn but the results werent available until this morning. He prescibed iron pills of 150mg for the low hemoglobin.

Am I thal minor "normal" or do I need improvement?

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Offline Andy Battaglia

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Re: Question about labs...
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2014, 07:50:45 PM »
All your iron numbers are below normal, so it's likely you are iron deficient. A one month trial should tell you if the iron supplement is working, as your Hb and iron numbers should all rise.
Andy

All we are saying is give thals a chance.

 

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