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To: Track9

I had problems all my life and no doctor could figure it out. Then my brother 4 years younger started with restless leg and sent to a doctor in Calif. She told him he had hemochromatosis and to call his siblings.

I raced down to the clinic and had my blood tested. Came back 919. My Dr. said must be a mistake: run it again. 2nd Time came back 1040. Yep! I’ve got it. So was sent to a Hemochor. doctor. He said I must get it down to under 50, and keep it there. Said anything over 1000 is organ damage territory. My liver is “fatty” but I think it is full of iron. Now have Bronze diabetes.
severe osteoperosis. One then gets excess iron in the skin. My skin is red and I look like I have been in Florida for a couple of weeks, everyone says I look so healthy.

Giving blood was always out for me. Since I had restless leg at age 12, every night, I didn’t want to give that to anyone. I had colon cancer, tumor on parathyroid, a miscarriage for my only pregnancy. Now the Red Cross won’t even take it. Too high.

I have to reduce citrus intake, red meat intake, no alcohol, watch shell fish none raw. They have determined that I am a heterozygote with two out of the six possible genes.


49 posted on 01/05/2021 10:42:00 AM PST by Battle Axe (Repent, for the Lord is coming.)
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To: Battle Axe

I would suggest your goal be a ferritin of 70 ng/ml instead of 50 ng/ml. There is some evidence that less than 70 ng/ml is iron deficiency. For example, iron absorption is higher if it’s less than 70 ng/ml.


52 posted on 01/05/2021 10:47:02 AM PST by TTFX
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To: Battle Axe

With age, people have excess iron and excess vitamin A. Excess vitamin A causes bone problems. The government forces milk producers to add vitamin A to milk. Some whole milk doesn’t have added vitamin A and is better. Drinking alcohol reduces vitamin A stores.


55 posted on 01/05/2021 10:49:59 AM PST by TTFX
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To: Battle Axe

That’s a heck of a story. Seems some of us are built in unusual ways. Here’s to what makes you healthy.


59 posted on 01/05/2021 11:04:10 AM PST by Track9 (English language instruction in china is sponsored by the CCP to facilitate espionage. )
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To: Battle Axe

start taking magnesium (i like glycinate form) and your restless leg will disappear.


69 posted on 01/05/2021 11:47:35 AM PST by spacejunkie2001
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