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<blockquote data-quote="Systemlord" data-source="post: 154266" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>My iron and ferritin were low normal pre-TRT and after being on TRT for 2 and a half years I had full blown microcytic anemia and still doctors missed it. It would seem most of my doctors do not know how to spot iron deficiency when they see it.</p><p></p><p>When I started TRT hemoglobin was high normal, sometimes higher with a Total T of 500 ng/dL and 2 and half years later with similar Total T numbers hemoglobin was bottomed out while HCT was still high normal and below MCH and bottomed out MCV.</p><p></p><p>I had the same problem, GI problems, inflammation in esophagus and stomach, chronic cough and dry damaged skin at times which turned out to be iron deficiency or microcytic anemia indicated by abnormally below range MCH and bottomed out MCV.</p><p></p><p>This iron deficiency which cause the GI issues also prevented me from absorbing potassium and vitamin D which were also subterrain. Do not take iron ferrous, a common iron tablet, it's poorly absorbed and you can get GI side effects, you should take amino acid chelated iron also known as Iron bis-glycinate.</p><p></p><p>You could start low and go slow and see how you do, you could take Iron-C 15mg 3x per week and tally up as needed. My iron is more than sufficiently elevated now and off and TRT my CBC are about the same as pre-TRT except for the low hemoglobin, low MCV and low MCH.</p><p></p><p>As of right now your body is probably pulling iron from storage (ferritin) and eventually it will run out if you do not supplement iron worsening your iron deficiency.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Systemlord, post: 154266, member: 15832"] My iron and ferritin were low normal pre-TRT and after being on TRT for 2 and a half years I had full blown microcytic anemia and still doctors missed it. It would seem most of my doctors do not know how to spot iron deficiency when they see it. When I started TRT hemoglobin was high normal, sometimes higher with a Total T of 500 ng/dL and 2 and half years later with similar Total T numbers hemoglobin was bottomed out while HCT was still high normal and below MCH and bottomed out MCV. I had the same problem, GI problems, inflammation in esophagus and stomach, chronic cough and dry damaged skin at times which turned out to be iron deficiency or microcytic anemia indicated by abnormally below range MCH and bottomed out MCV. This iron deficiency which cause the GI issues also prevented me from absorbing potassium and vitamin D which were also subterrain. Do not take iron ferrous, a common iron tablet, it's poorly absorbed and you can get GI side effects, you should take amino acid chelated iron also known as Iron bis-glycinate. You could start low and go slow and see how you do, you could take Iron-C 15mg 3x per week and tally up as needed. My iron is more than sufficiently elevated now and off and TRT my CBC are about the same as pre-TRT except for the low hemoglobin, low MCV and low MCH. As of right now your body is probably pulling iron from storage (ferritin) and eventually it will run out if you do not supplement iron worsening your iron deficiency. [/QUOTE]
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