Ferritin high, RBC little low, iron in normal range

therearemiracles

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Joined : Dec 2006

Posts : 3816

Posted 10/26/2021 11:49 AM (GMT -8)

I’m due for a iron infusion tomorrow but do I need it?
My ferritin is high it’s 506 in a range 11.0-264
and my iron is 46 range is 37-170
But TICB is low 215 and range is 265-497
Of course my doctor is out of town and I don’t know if I should have infusion or wait a week. Thanks for your help!!

damo123

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Joined : Jul 2007

Posts : 956

Posted 10/27/2021 10:53 AM (GMT -8)

Your ferritin and iron saturation can go very high even though your iron is normal (or low) due to inflammation. So your high ferritin might be a false reading due to an inflammatory response.

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