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Could it really be that simple, an iron deficiency the cause of all my problems...?
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<blockquote data-quote="lowTengineer" data-source="post: 146717" data-attributes="member: 19210"><p>I discovered an iron deficiency 9 months ago. I had a shitty visit with a local endo, but one of the tests he did was ferritin and it came back at 18 ng/ml (range 24-336). I went back to my PC doc and had a full iron panel (also at the same time I got my initial labs for Defy). At that time my ferritin came back at 34, in range although my PC recommended iron supplement, so my insurance stopped paying for any iron testing at that point. </p><p></p><p>I was working with Mike at Defy who was watching my iron results. After the initial test he only wanted to see ferritin results to monitor progress. My ferritin went up roughly 5 points each month of supplementing. I just stopped my iron supplement 2 months ago. At the end of Jan my ferritin was 76. In Sept he wants to check ferritin again and see if it drops any.</p><p></p><p>I have a theory based on no medical training or studies. Somehow I think TRT is related to my iron deficiency. Maybe the increased RBC production uses up the iron. My RBC test was always in range before TRT but now it is consistently slightly over the top of the range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lowTengineer, post: 146717, member: 19210"] I discovered an iron deficiency 9 months ago. I had a shitty visit with a local endo, but one of the tests he did was ferritin and it came back at 18 ng/ml (range 24-336). I went back to my PC doc and had a full iron panel (also at the same time I got my initial labs for Defy). At that time my ferritin came back at 34, in range although my PC recommended iron supplement, so my insurance stopped paying for any iron testing at that point. I was working with Mike at Defy who was watching my iron results. After the initial test he only wanted to see ferritin results to monitor progress. My ferritin went up roughly 5 points each month of supplementing. I just stopped my iron supplement 2 months ago. At the end of Jan my ferritin was 76. In Sept he wants to check ferritin again and see if it drops any. I have a theory based on no medical training or studies. Somehow I think TRT is related to my iron deficiency. Maybe the increased RBC production uses up the iron. My RBC test was always in range before TRT but now it is consistently slightly over the top of the range. [/QUOTE]
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