Hemoglobin 19.1

[TorontoTRT]

All my numbers look perfect except my Hemoglobin is the highest it’s been at 19.1, hematocrit 56 and RBC 6.94. I don’t have any side effects. Other than anxiety reading online posts about this. Should I donate blood even though my ferritin is lower range at 29? Is flying in a commercial airline dangerous with these numbers? Can anyone here confirm they flew with high hematocrit? Thanks guys.

 

[Vince Carter]

Reasoning behind this?

Is flying in a commercial airline dangerous with these numbers?

Otherwise I think the only real implication because I don't necessarily subscribe to the HCT/HGB stuff is will your Dr cut you off from treatment if you do not donate. I only donate really because my Dr requires it.

 

[TorontoTRT]

I’m going to donate right now. Dr said because my hemoglobin and hematocrit is so high right now, ferritin won’t be lowered much. What can you guys say about this from personal experience?

 

[Vince Carter]

Will certainly decrease your ferritin even more, at 29 I'd be surprised after a donation if you're over 15-20. Which a little research is easy to find why Ferritin that low causes problems, namely Iron is a key component in the Thyroid conversion of T4-T3.

 

[TorontoTRT]

Donation just completed. On finger prick hemoglobin was 20.9! How low should hemoglobin drop after this? Donated 488 ml.

 

[Vince]

I would donate. That high of HCT scares me. Make sure you drink lots of water and I would considered taking baby aspirin daily.

 

[TorontoTRT]

Yeah I drink at least 2 litres a day and take an aspirin and 4 grams omega fish oil daily. Phlebotomy went good. Can’t say I feel any different. Never had any symptoms. Nurse even complimented me on how quick and liquidy my blood was lol. I was expecting to see Jell-O come out. How many point could my hemoglobin and HCT drop from this donation?

 

[fifty]

3-5pts

 

[Vince Carter]

They say HCT should reduce 3 points with a 1 pint donation. Using the loose calculate of HGB multiplied 3 times, your HCT at that time could have been 62.7
Most places have an upper cutoff on the finger stick I can't remember exactly but my place might be 21 or 22 where they'll reject you during screening.

 

[TorontoTRT]

I think the finger prick might not be as accurate. My actual blood test 24 hours before was 19.1. Can’t imagine my hemoglobin went up 10% in one day?

 

[Vince Carter]

Its not...you just take this stuff with a grain of salt. The most common response to the variances (in HCT) that can be found is hydration levels.

 

[TorontoTRT]

How do you feel after donations? This is my first ever blood donation. I was expecting to feel a bit tired or weird a day after due to the low ferritin I had going in. But I don’t feel any different.

 

[Vince Carter]

I dont feel better or worse after donating.

 

[TorontoTRT]

Donation worked!

 

[Vince]

I no longer have to donate blood, but when I did, I did feel a lot better.

 

[TorontoTRT]

I felt neutral. So it looks like every number dropped exactly 10%. I’m assuming they’ll start climbing back up immediately right?

 

[Vince]

I felt neutral. So it looks like every number dropped exactly 10%. I’m assuming they’ll start climbing back up immediately right?

Yes, your levels should gradually increase. Hopefully over time your HCT will stabilize. After two years of trt, I no longer have to donate blood. What a relief.

It has been almost two and a half years since I donated.

 

[AMPS]

All my numbers look perfect except my Hemoglobin is the highest it’s been at 19.1, hematocrit 56 and RBC 6.94. I don’t have any side effects. Other than anxiety reading online posts about this. Should I donate blood even though my ferritin is lower range at 29? Is flying in a commercial airline dangerous with these numbers? Can anyone here confirm they flew with high hematocrit? Thanks guys.

Your hematocrit is to high, please listen to your body.

 

[AMPS]

I’ve seen the results of high hematocrit levels, it’s very dangerous.

 

[TorontoTRT]

I already donated