human
is this iron overload? high iron levels abnormal bloodwork32 year old female, white, smoker, 5'9, 125 poundsOver the last few months I have had my iron tested a few times first time iron saturation was 87% now it it 95% (added pics in comments). My diet has been liquids due to health issues. I have consumed 6.5mg to 7mg of iron daily and guarantee it's not more because I'm not on a regular diet. I take 2 ensure drinks, mainly fruit juices, water, gatorade, and occasionally tomato soup or chicken broth. No way have I consumed a dangerous amount of iron. I also have pain in my right upper quadrant that has been going on for months. Last ct scan was "normal" even though it showed mild liver edema. Also have had low platelets 72 to 97 and low wbc 3.1 as well. Hematology appointment set this week. But anyways I would love opinions on this.
gpt
I think your hematologist will be able to answer your questions better than any of us online. We dont know you, your medical history, your family history, or other relevant workup, and we cant examine you.Its possible theres an underlying chronic disease or inflammation is leading to the low TIBC and high ferritin, but the range of possibilities is so broad that itd be irresponsible for us to start guessing based on this limited information.
EGD Path results32F, symptoms of weight loss, nausea, loss of appetite. Also have LLQ pain. Low platelets, WBC, hemoglobin. Had 2 BMBX in last year that confirmed hypocellularity of bone marrow, no official diagnosis of aplastic anemia or hypoplastic MDSyet. Monitoring blood levels monthly with Hematology. CT CAP showed what turned out to be an ulcer in pelvis, diagnosed via pelvic ultrasound. No further concern and no masses found. Spleen is slightly enlarged but Hematology not concerned.My PCP referred me to GI last year June. GI wouldnt see me until heme/onc cleared me for any cancer. Saw GI end of Nov and had an EGD+colonoscopy yesterday Mar 6.They scheduled a followup in 7 weeks (!) to discuss biopsy results, which I just got a few minutes ago. Any thoughts? Seems like: take a Tums and suck it up? Wasnt really expecting GI to find much but curious what this all means, if anything really. Thanks.Microscopic examination reveals duodenal mucosa with blunted villous architecture, acute and chronic inflammation within the lamina propria and overlying mucosa, Brunner's gland hyperplasia and foveolar metaplasia. Focal reactive epithelial atypia is identified. No evidence of dysplasia or malignancy is identified.Microscopic examination reveals gastric antral mucosa with a chronic inflammatory infiltrate within the superficial lamina propria including clusters of plasma cells. No evidence of Helicobacter pylori, dysplasia or malignancy is identified.
Some inflammation or other changes in the tissues of your digestive system, but they don't indicate any serious conditions like cancer or dysplasia (abnormal growth of cells).