Abnormally high iron levels

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Has anyone had a blood test that shows abnormally high levels of iron?

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hemochromatosis? I have a work colleague who has this. It's a bit of a lottery what levels need the bleeding thing done and where you live.

Dh has hemochromatosis, he got tested after his dsis discovered she had it after some routine bloods.

Thank you. I suspect it is related to alcohol abuse so not sure if it is hemochromatosis at this stage. Awaiting more blood tests and scared.

A close relative has high iron levels. We're in scotland and once a year the blood test gets send down south for testing. If levels get too high the hospital takes some blood to drop the iron level.

Is it your ferritin, iron, transferrin saturation? Do you know what the levels are? Haemochromatosis can be confirmed via genetic testing, and it’s relatively simple to control once diagnosed, if that is what is wrong.

Is the person who got this blood test result a heavy drinker, OP?

It is my serum ferritin that is high. I am having more tests on Wednesday. The serum ferritin is 193

@lljkkthey are a very heavy drinker.

Are you Irish? Haemochromatosis is prevalent in people of Irish heritage.

I have Irish heritage via one of my grandparents. That is interesting to know. Thank you.

That’s quite a high ferritin level, my haematologist prefers to keep it under 50. When I was diagnosed it was 423 and I know others have had levels in the 1000s. So if you do need to get it down it won’t take too long.