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Raising ferritin FAST (a how-to, not a question)
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<blockquote data-quote="Lockout888" data-source="post: 264480" data-attributes="member: 14309"><p>TLDR: <strong>Tried this solution and it didn't work at all.</strong></p><p></p><p>Background: I have struggled with Iron / Ferritin levels since <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/my-experiment-to-optimize-hematocrit-and-iron.8577/" target="_blank">I donated too much blood</a> back in 2015 & 2016.</p><p></p><p>I saw this thread and was excited to try it.</p><p></p><p>My most recent Iron labs were from 6/9/23:</p><p>FERRITIN <strong>20 </strong>LOW 38-380 ng/mL</p><p>IRON, TOTAL <strong>57 </strong>NORMAL 50-180 mcg/dL</p><p>IRON BINDING CAPACITY <strong>360 </strong>NORMAL 250-425 mcg/dL</p><p>% SATURATION <strong>16 </strong>LOW 20-48 %</p><p>RETICULOCYTE, ABSOLUTE <strong>107280 </strong>HIGH 25000-90000 cells/uL</p><p></p><p>But I have had low Ferritin for a long time:</p><p>1/30/23 FERRITIN 11 LOW 38-380 ng/mL</p><p>6/6/22 FERRITIN 8 LOW 38-380 ng/mL</p><p>3/9/22 FERRITIN 16 LOW 38-380 ng/mL</p><p>11/13/20 FERRITIN 16 LOW 38-380 ng/mL</p><p></p><p>You get the idea.</p><p></p><p>My most recent Labs on 8/4/23 showed it was time to donate blood:</p><p>Hematocrit 01 <strong>54.1</strong> High % 37.5-51.0</p><p>Hemoglobin 01 <strong>17.5</strong> g/dL 13.0-17.7</p><p></p><p>I donated blood on 9/3/23 - a Double Red.</p><p></p><p>I started [USER=43104]@FDV70[/USER]'s Raising ferritin FAST protocol while I was sitting in the donation center's lounge room immediately after donating.</p><p></p><p><strong>I stuck to the protocol of: Nutricost Ferrochel Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate 72mg 3x per day, 6 hours apart, empty stomach - for 5 days.</strong></p><p></p><p>Yesterday, 9/11/23 I had my blood tested again:</p><p></p><p>IRON, TOTAL <strong>41</strong> L 50-180 mcg/dL</p><p>IRON BINDING CAPACITY <strong>386</strong> 250-425 mcg/dL</p><p>% SATURATION <strong>11</strong> L 20-48 %</p><p>FERRITIN <strong>10</strong> L 38-380 ng/mL</p><p>RETICULOCYTE, ABSOLUTE <strong>143910</strong> H 25000-90000 cells/uL</p><p>HEMOGLOBIN <strong>15.1</strong> 13.2-17.1 g/dL</p><p>HEMATOCRIT <strong>43.8</strong> 38.5-50.0 %</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lockout888, post: 264480, member: 14309"] TLDR: [B]Tried this solution and it didn't work at all.[/B] Background: I have struggled with Iron / Ferritin levels since [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/my-experiment-to-optimize-hematocrit-and-iron.8577/']I donated too much blood[/URL] back in 2015 & 2016. I saw this thread and was excited to try it. My most recent Iron labs were from 6/9/23: FERRITIN [B]20 [/B]LOW 38-380 ng/mL IRON, TOTAL [B]57 [/B]NORMAL 50-180 mcg/dL IRON BINDING CAPACITY [B]360 [/B]NORMAL 250-425 mcg/dL % SATURATION [B]16 [/B]LOW 20-48 % RETICULOCYTE, ABSOLUTE [B]107280 [/B]HIGH 25000-90000 cells/uL But I have had low Ferritin for a long time: 1/30/23 FERRITIN 11 LOW 38-380 ng/mL 6/6/22 FERRITIN 8 LOW 38-380 ng/mL 3/9/22 FERRITIN 16 LOW 38-380 ng/mL 11/13/20 FERRITIN 16 LOW 38-380 ng/mL You get the idea. My most recent Labs on 8/4/23 showed it was time to donate blood: Hematocrit 01 [B]54.1[/B] High % 37.5-51.0 Hemoglobin 01 [B]17.5[/B] g/dL 13.0-17.7 I donated blood on 9/3/23 - a Double Red. I started [USER=43104]@FDV70[/USER]'s Raising ferritin FAST protocol while I was sitting in the donation center's lounge room immediately after donating. [B]I stuck to the protocol of: Nutricost Ferrochel Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate 72mg 3x per day, 6 hours apart, empty stomach - for 5 days.[/B] Yesterday, 9/11/23 I had my blood tested again: IRON, TOTAL [B]41[/B] L 50-180 mcg/dL IRON BINDING CAPACITY [B]386[/B] 250-425 mcg/dL % SATURATION [B]11[/B] L 20-48 % FERRITIN [B]10[/B] L 38-380 ng/mL RETICULOCYTE, ABSOLUTE [B]143910[/B] H 25000-90000 cells/uL HEMOGLOBIN [B]15.1[/B] 13.2-17.1 g/dL HEMATOCRIT [B]43.8[/B] 38.5-50.0 % [/QUOTE]
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