Low serum ferritin/ anaemia
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30 May
11:46am, 30 May 2025
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larkim
Doc wants her to reach 50 for ferritin, but 22 is the cut off point that is the medics "bare minimum" and her last test was 23 and I think has plateaued at that sort of level. She was down to 4 when she first saw the docs!
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30 May
1:22pm, 30 May 2025
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auburnette
Thanks that's super useful. 4, wow, I don't think I'd be getting out of bed at 4 😅 Interesting that 50 now seems to be the target, it seems to have increased from even a couple of years ago, would be interesting in a medic's take if any of our resident medics are lurking! |
31 May
6:21am, 31 May 2025
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Charlesvdw
I have a friend who is a hematologist and he says a ferritin of 50 or more is the target for athletes. Most labs here have 14 as their cutoff for the general population. |
31 May
8:25am, 31 May 2025
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larkim
The NHS app shows 22 as the low end of the recommended range on test results.
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31 May
9:21am, 31 May 2025
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auburnette
@Charlesvdw thanks - I think 50 is going to be my first target and then I'll try and gradually get it over 100 so I have more of a buffer in case it starts to run down again. I did speak to my GP and they wanted a fuller blood test and to test some other things as well so have to sacrifice some more blood to the cause 😅 but got the OK to increase the amount of supplemental iron I am taking in the meantime. |
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