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Hereditary iron deficiency?Profile: 25, female, 58, 175lbs, active, Caucasian-Mediterranean, Complaint: -extreme fatigue despite adequate sleep -dizzy/ fainting spells -poor circulation -blood pressure and blood sugar fluctuations -severe brain fog -dissociative episodes -debilitating anxiety/ depression Has been going on for the past 5 years and steadily getting worse.Recent labs: Hemoglobin A1C: 5.6 Glucose fasting: 5.0 mmol/L Ferritin: 40 ug/L Hematology profile normal, electrolytes normal, kidney/ liver function tests (urine & blood) normal, B12: high 836 pmol/L Cholesterol: 4.82 mmol/L LDL: 3.01 mmol/L HDL: 1.51 mmol/L Non HDL: 3.31 mmol/LHello! So I (25F), my mother (50), and my grandma (74) all have iron deficiency. We all have no underlying illnesses, except that grandma and I are subclinical hypothyroid. No kidney or liver issues. No other inflammatory diseases, crohns, celiacs, etc.Recently I found out that ferritin is optimal at >100 ug/L. Pretty pissed because 5 months ago it was 54 and I was told it was normal and now its 40. all of my symptoms align with iron deficiency.Can anyone shed some light as to what the root of this may be? Is it possible its just hereditary?Thanks in advance for any responses.
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Well, you all (presumably) menstruate. So you lose iron monthly. That can cause iron deficiency.
29F. Low wbc and neutropenia. Referred to hematology. Stressed because it takes time to see specialistI just need some peace of mind, something that can calm me down my pcp called me after my cbc test and said that they want to refer me to Hematologist just to make sure they dont miss anything. The soonest appointment for hematologist is in the end of January! I dont know what to do because all I can think of is Cancer or HIV because what else can explain my low wbc 2.9k/UL (3.9-12 standard range) and neutrophils 34.8% (40-70%) high lymphocytes 52.4% (25-45%) and high basophil 2.1 (0-2%) I am absolutely terrified and cant wait that long to find out whats causing it Can PCP run other tests in a mean time?
What else could cause it? A viral illness. Nutritional deficiencies. Drug induced neutropenia. Benign ethnic neutropenia. There's many potential causes besides what you jumped to. There are some tests your doctor could do, like a peripheral blood smear, folate and B12, some liver function testing and some screening panels depending on clinical suspicion from history and exam. Many of these may have been done or deemed not necessary.