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10 years ago
Just got back from the hospital, first specialist of probably many I’ll see.
A Hematologist, because not only is the copper out of normal, but so is my blood iron level. It turns out that while we are still unsure of the Wilson’s disease, I have a little over five times the iron level in my blood that I should have.
I have to go for an MRI to make sure I don’t have liver damage, and they need to get my iron level back down. Can you guess how that’s done?
500ml of blood needs to be let out of my body, once a week, for two months. Starting about a month from now, once the MRI and other tests are done.
Fun times… really fun times.
A Hematologist, because not only is the copper out of normal, but so is my blood iron level. It turns out that while we are still unsure of the Wilson’s disease, I have a little over five times the iron level in my blood that I should have.
I have to go for an MRI to make sure I don’t have liver damage, and they need to get my iron level back down. Can you guess how that’s done?
500ml of blood needs to be let out of my body, once a week, for two months. Starting about a month from now, once the MRI and other tests are done.
Fun times… really fun times.
You can tend to look hale and healthy with Hemochromatosis, looking tan when your skin isn't what's colored, but rather the extra iron in the blood showing through. Ugh.
Please take things a little easier and please stay as safe as you can, my friend. <='0