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Q: high iron levels
asked by: jenbren106 on October 7th, 2008
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Hi,

I went to my GI for my lab results and he said they were higher my liver test in july was ast 96 and alt 106 and this liver test i just had was ast 148 and alt 163 and my iron was 602.2 and he said that was very high he said i could have some kind of condition i cant remember what it was and it can make my iron level be so high and my liver test too he ran alot of blood work on me for the iron and stuff and he wanted me to see him at the end of oct again to go over the blood test but he called me today and said he wants to see me in a couple of days to talk about my blood results it just scares me cause he wouldnt tell me over the phone and would you know what he is looking for with my iron? and i have not been feeling good dont want to eat much and very tired and i dont drink and he cheked me for hepatitis and that was negative.
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zigemyster
replied on October 11th, 2008
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Do you think it was this word:

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT)

It's where you liver does not rid itself of what it needs to rid itself of. I know it can make you feel tired. Easy way to fix it is to give blood. That is IF you have PCT.

~Zig
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