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Originally Posted by leftyf
I will donate again next Friday. Lately I have only been able to donate doubles because my Iron count is too high. I'll have to donate a pint of whole blood again pretty soon to drop the count a little.
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I have to take supplements to get my iron up even though hemochromatosis runs in my family.
Diagnosis - Hemochromatosis - Mayo Clinic
I have had to come back another time a few times because my iron was too low. Below 12.4? 12.5?
I can get it up around 15-16 from the pills but it means longer times in the donating chair.
In between donations, I try to cut down on the supplements to bring my iron down a bit. I suppose I should also buy some vitamins without the iron in them.