Hi doctor,
My ferritin level is 1500, and I want to bring it down to 150. How much will one DFO IV session or each Exjade pill reduce the ferritin level on an average? I am a healthy individual, and I do not have HIV, HCC, or any other disease.
Hi,
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Your serum ferritin is high, so the cause should be found out first.
Take care. Hope this will help you.
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Hello doctor,
Thank you for replying. I am already aware of these things. I usually use phlebotomy, but it takes a while to get it to 150. We have checked for other diseases in the past, but there does not appear to be any disease. I simply absorb more iron, and I think I eat iron-rich foods. I want to understand more about the subject before approaching a specialist, so my questions can be more informed. So to put it perhaps another way. If you were treating a newly diagnosed person with thalassemia or another disease, where there is too much iron in the body, and you want to remove it, how much would each pill of Deferoxamine or each IV treatment of DFO decrease serum ferritin on average? I am looking for some specific numbers. Obviously, an average, with a range, as I expect it would vary from person to person a bit. But roughly, what kind of orders of magnitude would the ferritin drop after the IV or after each daily pill? I am trying to get an idea of how effective it is per dosage, so I can compare it to giving blood, which I am familiar with. So, I am looking for a specific, numerical answer, if you do not mind. Thank you.
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Take care.
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Thank you doctor,
That is helpful. So, 3 mg per day with subcutaneous versus 200 mg for a blood donation. It does sound like the blood donations are far more effective. How does 200 mg translate into ferritin levels? If I lose 200 mg of ferric iron, how much roughly does the ferritin drop? As you gave me the statistics for DFO subcutaneously, how much are the comparative figures of iron chelation for each pill of Exjade and Deferiprone? How many grams of ferric iron would that bind? If you can give me these figures, I will be able to make an informed decision. We do intend to test genomic factors too. Thanks.
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
I appreciate your awareness regarding your condition.
Take care. Hope this will help you. Wish you good health.
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