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Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Nov 7 7:35am | Replies (1078)Comment receiving replies
I am surprised to be reading about low Ferritin. Totally healthy prior to Omicron COVID positive Dec 2020. My ferritin has been too high for many years. Is there anyone else that has HIGH ferritin? And what did your Dr's do to lower it. Although I get abnormal values, my Drs call it "normal". Prior to COVID they weren't elevated.
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I had normal ferritin but the remainder of my lab values supported iron deficiency.
Ferritin is an acute phase protein so can be falsely elevated from
inflammation (I am not a human doctor, I just spent a lot of time researching this and pointed out to my doctor why my ferritin could appear falsely normal, which she then agreed with.
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My folate has been high since Covid July 2020.
Each time it’s checked it’s high. Not taking any Vit B’s. Dr doesn’t know why. B12 is normal. Could be diet related they say. But high every time. Don’t think so. Thinking about going to a nutrition Dr. Good luck with your ferritin!