High iron?

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red meat, so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
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I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red meat, so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor on
TV.

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6/2/2003 181/165/164?

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
alt.support.diet.low-carb:

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red meat, so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor on
TV.

--
6/2/2003 181/165/164?

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:37:34 GMT, Dick Yuknavech I-give-up.@dontspamcom
wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
alt.support.diet.low-carb:

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than
avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red meat,
so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor on
TV.

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6/2/2003 181/165/164?

Well, I'll definitely be tracking this (although my last 3-4 blood tests
have all had normal, but in the high range, iron).

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Bob in CT
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:37:34 GMT, Dick Yuknavech I-give-up.@dontspamcom
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
alt.support.diet.low-carb:

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than
avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red meat,
so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor on
TV.

--
6/2/2003 181/165/164?

Well, I'll definitely be tracking this (although my last 3-4 blood tests
have all had normal, but in the high range, iron).

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Bob in CT
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Yanno, if I were you, I'd give blood every 45 days and not worry about it
too much. That's the prescription any doctor will give you if you actually
do have a genetic predisposition to having high iron. I'm not saying don't
mention it next time you're at the doc, but I'm just saying start now. That
way you can have it checked next time you're at the doc and see if the blood
giving will help you back down to mid-normal ranges. High (out of the
normal range) iron is not good for you and can damage heart muscle, so you
probably want to avoid getting there if possible.

Peace,
Pen

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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:37:34 GMT, Dick Yuknavech I-give-up.@dontspamcom
wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
alt.support.diet.low-carb:

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than
avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red meat,
so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor on
TV.

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6/2/2003 181/165/164?

Well, I'll definitely be tracking this (although my last 3-4 blood tests
have all had normal, but in the high range, iron).

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Bob in CT
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That is true, and that's what I've doing -- donating blood. It's harder
here in CT, though (you have to find a place).

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:31:32 -0400, Penelope Baker
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Yanno, if I were you, I'd give blood every 45 days and not worry about it
too much. That's the prescription any doctor will give you if you
actually
do have a genetic predisposition to having high iron. I'm not saying
don't
mention it next time you're at the doc, but I'm just saying start now.
That
way you can have it checked next time you're at the doc and see if the
blood
giving will help you back down to mid-normal ranges. High (out of the
normal range) iron is not good for you and can damage heart muscle, so
you
probably want to avoid getting there if possible.

Peace,
Pen

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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:37:34 GMT, Dick Yuknavech
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wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
alt.support.diet.low-carb:

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than
avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red
meat,
so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me
into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention
to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor on
TV.

--
6/2/2003 181/165/164?

Well, I'll definitely be tracking this (although my last 3-4 blood tests
have all had normal, but in the high range, iron).

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Bob in CT
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The Red Cross doesn't set stuff up regularly? Here in MI, there is always a
sign on the side of the road saying 'Blood Drive XXX day, time' in front of
businesses, the Red Cross office, etc.

Peace,
Pen

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That is true, and that's what I've doing -- donating blood. It's harder
here in CT, though (you have to find a place).

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:31:32 -0400, Penelope Baker
wrote:

Yanno, if I were you, I'd give blood every 45 days and not worry about
it
too much. That's the prescription any doctor will give you if you
actually
do have a genetic predisposition to having high iron. I'm not saying
don't
mention it next time you're at the doc, but I'm just saying start now.
That
way you can have it checked next time you're at the doc and see if the
blood
giving will help you back down to mid-normal ranges. High (out of the
normal range) iron is not good for you and can damage heart muscle, so
you
probably want to avoid getting there if possible.

Peace,
Pen

"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:37:34 GMT, Dick Yuknavech
I-give-up.@dontspamcom
wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
alt.support.diet.low-carb:

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than
avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red
meat,
so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that
indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me
into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention
to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor
on
TV.

--
6/2/2003 181/165/164?

Well, I'll definitely be tracking this (although my last 3-4 blood
tests
have all had normal, but in the high range, iron).

--
Bob in CT
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Bob in CT
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The Red Cross doesn't set stuff up regularly? Here in MI, there is always a
sign on the side of the road saying 'Blood Drive XXX day, time' in front of
businesses, the Red Cross office, etc.

Peace,
Pen

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That is true, and that's what I've doing -- donating blood. It's harder
here in CT, though (you have to find a place).

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:31:32 -0400, Penelope Baker
wrote:

Yanno, if I were you, I'd give blood every 45 days and not worry about
it
too much. That's the prescription any doctor will give you if you
actually
do have a genetic predisposition to having high iron. I'm not saying
don't
mention it next time you're at the doc, but I'm just saying start now.
That
way you can have it checked next time you're at the doc and see if the
blood
giving will help you back down to mid-normal ranges. High (out of the
normal range) iron is not good for you and can damage heart muscle, so
you
probably want to avoid getting there if possible.

Peace,
Pen

"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:37:34 GMT, Dick Yuknavech
I-give-up.@dontspamcom
wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:51:57 GMT, Bob in CT wrote in
alt.support.diet.low-carb:

I gave blood yesterday, and the lady who did the iron test appeared
shocked at how fast my blood dropped during the test. Other than
avoiding
red meat, what other sources of iron might I be eating? (I also had
relatively high iron while on low fat, when I very rarely ate red
meat,
so
this might just be genetic. I've not had a blood test that
indicated
above-normal iron levels, though.)

I personally would not let the little bottle of blue fluid prod me
into
anything drastic. I'd rather wait for my next M.D. visit and mention
to
her that I have "concerns", let the Pro take it from there.

Just my opinion, of course. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play doctor
on
TV.

--
6/2/2003 181/165/164?

Well, I'll definitely be tracking this (although my last 3-4 blood
tests
have all had normal, but in the high range, iron).

--
Bob in CT
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:20:58 -0400, Penelope Baker
wrote:

The Red Cross doesn't set stuff up regularly? Here in MI, there is
always a
sign on the side of the road saying 'Blood Drive XXX day, time' in front
of
businesses, the Red Cross office, etc.

Peace,
Pen



In AZ, they had buildings to go to. In CT, they go all over the place.
So, you have to figure out where they are and get there. Traffic does not
help at all in this regard. I don't go anywhere after about 3:30pm to
about 7pm in the summer.

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