Hemochromatosis Update

There's more at iron at my own blog site. I'm a quarter Irish.

Thanks! I'll check it out!

Hugs,

G

I have friends with  hemochromatosis.

But I have the OPPOSITE of this problem.

I HAVE to take loads of iron every day or

my hemoglobin will plummet. My ferritin is

always low-no matter how much iron I take.

This condition seems to be rarer- although lots of

people suffer from low iron.

Noone yet has found a gene responsible for this

although I suspect there is one!

                  JG

JG,

Just got my latest labs, my ferritin is 894, and you can have as much as you want!

Hugs,

Gracie

Gracie and JG: Isn't it too bad we can't trade our particular body constituents. Both too much iron and not enough iron are bad. When you think about it, it's amazing that most people are healthy most of the time. Our bodies are in delicate balance with so many things. Too little glucose is as bad as too much, and the same is true of so many different chemicals. I don't know how the body keeps track <G>.

We should all be gratefull, as long as our skewed conditions

can be kept under control. Although if I ever were to marry

again, I look for someone with hemochromatosis.

( I would consider it a positive!)

                                 Regards, JG