Hematocrit and hemoglobin high

[Cylon357]

I would probably go with a whole blood and plan to donate again in 56 days. Really focus on water intake.

I'm 60 and the last thing I do before I go to sleep is down 500ml of water and the first thing I do when I get up is down another 500ml. Also I keep a big jug of water with me at work.

If something changes and your Doctor scripts a therapeutic phlebotomy in addition to your donations, make sure you monitor your iron via an iron panel including ferritin. It seems us older guys can tank our ferritin easily and it's a royal pain to bring it back within the normal range while maintaining your H&H at normal values.

This info should be stickied somewhere!

[Myers]

Is there anything else to do to deal with HCT besides donations?
I'm on nebido every 9 weeks and currently my hemoglobin is 17 and hct is 52%?
I tried IP6 from supolements but it didn't do a lot for me
My RBC is 6.13 from a blast that ended in beggining of february, thrombocites are at 241.
I can't take grapefruit seed extract due to prozac, i saw it interacts and ain't recommended..

[almostgone]

Is there anything else to do to deal with HCT besides donations?
I'm on nebido every 9 weeks and currently my hemoglobin is 17 and hct is 52%?
I tried IP6 from supolements but it didn't do a lot for me
My RBC is 6.13 from a blast that ended in beggining of february, thrombocites are at 241.
I can't take grapefruit seed extract due to prozac, i saw it interacts and ain't recommended..

Some guys swear they have good results from nattokinase, but I tried it and never saw any benefit.

[Cylon357]

Is there anything else to do to deal with HCT besides donations?
I'm on nebido every 9 weeks and currently my hemoglobin is 17 and hct is 52%?
I tried IP6 from supolements but it didn't do a lot for me
My RBC is 6.13 from a blast that ended in beggining of february, thrombocites are at 241.
I can't take grapefruit seed extract due to prozac, i saw it interacts and ain't recommended..

What is your concern about donating? You can't be afraid of needles...

[Myers]

I love needles! Ouch that came out wrong lol.
But seriously, everytime i get near one i get bigger, what a weird side effect..joke aside, the issue is with the local red cross and them not accepting English..i have to know perfect German in order to donate (retarded right?). In case you don't believe me, just check austrian red cross, you'll see ..it's the law basically. Sometimes i scramble trough with my broken German lol

[almostgone]

This info should be stickied somewhere!

That might be a project some of older guys could work on, Cy. Maybe @Kel could throw in some of his experience as well.

[Myers]

IP6 works, if you take it on an empty stomach, although i've read research that says secondary polycithemia isn't dangerous as primary.
What's the threshold in yoir opiniom for hct and hgb? Some labs moved the upper normal to 54%