iron level

[namvet]

i gave blood today , the doc said my iron level was 18.6, what are the limits....thanks

[sirupate]

Not exactly sure, but thought it was something like 17.8 as a normal limit. Something close to that anyway. Good thing you gave blood. Try to do that more often until you are in the middle of the normal range. After I gave consecutively about 3 or 4 times every 8 weeks, my number was in the 14's.

[Userat204]

18.6 is high for hemo. Which is essentially what they check when you donate blood. 19 is the upper limit they will be able to read I believe, 20 and above they can't get a reading.

If you are donating to lower rbc, hemo, hemato, that is a very good idea. I go every 56 days. Last heavy test/deca cycle, mine was 19/56. Donated blood and slowly got it down.

[Vettester]

Exactly what is said above. They check the hematocrit value, more so to make sure that a donor isn't anemic. Usually you must be above 12.5 or 38% to qualify.