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Piggypolo
Piggypolo

Hi. Newbie here. I recently had some blood tests done. I went to docs complaining of stomach pain like period pains (which I don't have anymore) and constipation. All of the results came back normal except for iron which is 809. I am being retested in 6 weeks. They have said that those levels might just be normal for me. Is that right? I had hodgkins lymphoma 14 years ago.

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  • sheryl37154
    sheryl37154 Piggypolo

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    My husband is homozygous H63D and he also had Hodgkins Lymphoma.  After chemo and radiation, he no longer loaded iron, and his ferritin remained at about 34.

    Haemochromatosis ferritin levels for a woman post menopause should be no more than 300, and a TS% >45 indicates haemochromatosis.  You must be referring to your ferritin level when you say 809, but your TS% is very important for diagnosis.  If it is >45, then a genetic test is warranted.

    Good luck with your results.

     

    • Piggypolo
      Piggypolo sheryl37154

      Posted

      Thank you . Yes I did mean ferratin level. What does ts% mean? And would that havd been something that was tested in a blood test. Thanks again.
  • sheryl37154
    sheryl37154 Piggypolo

    Posted

    TS% = transferrin saturation %.  Yes, it should have been included in your bloods tests but it depends on whether your dr asked for the whole Iron Studies or just only what he knows about.

     

    • Piggypolo
      Piggypolo sheryl37154

      Posted

      Hi. It's finally been 6 weeks for my retest. It came back as 948 this time with ts% of 54. Going for HC test next wed. Any idea how long it takes for results?

    • sheryl37154
      sheryl37154 Piggypolo

      Posted

      Depends on where you live.  Someone else might be able to help you here.  There are a number of past posts regarding the same question.

       

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