I had a Lung Biopsy that shows Macrophages. More below

Posted by guyjeff123 @guyjeff123, 23 hours ago

After I had CT Scan on 3/19/2025, it showed 1cm spiculated node in RUL and several other 4 and 5mm nodes in both upper lobes. ! lit up during PET scan in RUL and 2 in LUL. There were many scattered 4 and 5mm nodes on CT Scan. I had a biopsy a few days ago, and the RUL did not report as malignant. They haven't released the diagnosis of the node biopsied in LUL. They did however find profuse mucus plugs that I have been coughing up 15-30 times per day. Also, Under Fine Needle Aspiration they found bland respiratory epithelial cells and pigment-laden macrophages in left upper lobe and in the RUL they reported RARE pigment-laden macrophages in RUL. The pigment in both macrophages is Ferritin. I was overloaded with Ferritin by a reckless doctor who didn't check my ferritin level until after the 13th and final iron infusion. My ferritin level before starting iron infusions was 49ng/ml. At the end it was 2119ng/ml. The body doesn't naturally get rid of ferritin, and I am not a candidate for Chelation therapy or Phlebotomy due to only having 1 kidney and it's only functioning at 51%. Previous biopsies have found ferritin in my bone marrow, large lymph nodes in my lungs and a severe amount in my liver. Does anyone know of any other therapies for morbidly high ferritin? Ferritin levels as high as mine deposit itself in organs and cause death from multiple organ failure, which is a horrible way to die. Unfortunately, that's what I am facing. Scared and helpless !

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@guyjeff123
I am so sorry to hear about this error! What are your doctors doing to quickly reduce your ferritin levels in your body? Have you been put on a strict iron free diet to help some? Are you working with a nutritionist/dietitian to help you with diet/supplements to help remove iron/ferritin from your body as quickly as possible?

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@guyjeff123
Here are some supplements that you can review with a nutritionist/dietitian to help naturally chelate iron from your body.
https://hemochromatosishelp.com/hemochromatosis-supplements/

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