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Old 04-05-2019, 11:10 AM
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There's a max level on iron (19.6 or so) where you can donate. Higher than that, they'll turn you down. if you have higher iron than that, your doc will need to write an Rx to have you drained down in a lab - where they dispose of it. I guess there are health issues where iron is too high.