Iron component levels.
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I asked a question on here a week ago but no answers. i thought maybe i would try again. My symptoms of low iron have not gone away even though my blood tests look normal. i have pins and needles ( tingling) and im extremely cold all of the time, i live in Australia, and its anything but cold here at the moment ? Also very headachy. I feel,just like i did when my ferrritin was extremely low and i needed an infusion, after bowel surgery. i know i keep,asking this, but could my blood tests be looking normal but could i still be having iron problems?
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Laura3333 Rhiannon_5000
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Hi, its not likely that you would have iron deficiency anaemia if your blood tests were normal. Maybe you have a viral infection, keep going back to your Dr until you get somewhere.
Rhiannon_5000 Laura3333
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Its not a virus. I had iron problems after bowel surgery.
lorrainebella77 Rhiannon_5000
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hi i am on iron pills too i get pins and needles i put my hands on my tummy the heat of your hody puts the tingling away i also get headaches dont take iron past 9pm as it can make you feel queezy too i take a paracaymel same time as iron pill headache not there or only slight im due another blood test end of this month but im on warfarin too as padt blood clotts so on it for life my doctor made me do a stool test incase i was losing blood my blood picked up a good bit but he still wants me to get a camera up my rear end to make sure im hoping second count is real good then i can refuse hope this helps you
Rhiannon_5000 lorrainebella77
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Do you get bad tingling all over especially in legs and feelings of extreme cold?
jenny19687 Rhiannon_5000
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Looking at you previous thread it looks like you do have the potential for iron deficiency anaemia. Your results can be normal but low in the range and cause symptoms. Hard to tell without results.
Rhiannon_5000 jenny19687
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Thanks Jenny. Could i pm you my results? You seem to understand what i mean.
Rhiannon_5000
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Jenny. My results say normal but i feel exactly like i did when my ferritin was extremely low after bowel surgery. Thats all healed and fine now.
Rhiannon_5000
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My saturation level is. 25
jenny19687 Rhiannon_5000
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Sure.
Rhiannon_5000 jenny19687
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Sorry Jenny. Couldn't work out how to do it 😂
Diesel_Dummy Rhiannon_5000
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how to do what???
if her iron is 15.8 thats still way too low.
mine is 8.0 & its suppose to be between 30-80
Rhiannon_5000 Diesel_Dummy
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So that is low? So that could be causing g my all over tingling i had when my ferritin was extremely low?
jenny19687 Rhiannon_5000
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Different laboratories have different ranges. My local laboratory has a range from 8-28 which would make 15.6 well in range.
So it depends on what the ranges the lab gave. However your Ferritin is low and some people they will have no symptoms and for others they will.
Rhiannon_5000 jenny19687
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HI jenny . have messaged you. worked it out. yes its strange because they say in reports its all,normal but i dont feel like it is at all. i have pins and needles and stranhge sensations just like i did when my ferritin n was bery low. its driving me mad. thanks for the reply.
jenny19687 Rhiannon_5000
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Thanks for the PM. At first glance your results look the best they have been for years. Have you tested B12 and Folate?
Rhiannon_5000 jenny19687
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Yes they said all normal. I'm trying to find the b12 abd folate but i can't see them. I'm sure he said they were normal. I'm seeing him tomorrow so I'll ask. Thanks for reply.