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increase of Transfusional needs
Hafiz Akhtar:
thanks. sure i will keep u up dated. when the patient should repeat the ferritin, pl suggest.
Andy Battaglia:
If you can get the ferritin checked monthly, it would be best.
Hafiz Akhtar:
Dear Andy, i have got tested the ferritin after 2 months. the report is 3000. however i ve seen some considerable changes in the patient. his colour is not as pale as before. his spleen & liver reduced to size after ultrasound report. when i asked the homeo physician about again rise of ferritin from 700- to 3000- he replied that ferritin from spleen & liver is being removed & entering in the serum. thats why the ferritin has been increased. his reply seems justified bcs spleen size is decreased up to 1 cm as before after use of medicine. what u suggest? should the medicine be continued? is there any other test to check exact ferritin?
Andy Battaglia:
Ferritin is not a very good test for iron level. MRI scans of the liver and heart are done to determine the true iron level. Because natural chelators are being used and there is no way to know how well they are working, at some point, a liver MRI should be done to check the iron load in the liver. If the skin tone of a patient lightens, it is a sign that iron is being removed. If MRI is unavailable at this time, continue to monitor the ferritin and the overall health of the patient. You don't want to go too long without verifying that enough iron is being removed to keep the patient safe, so at some point, the MRI does need to be done.
Hafiz Akhtar:
Dear Jay, can u send me wheat grass tab. pl tell me its price so that i may send u the amount.
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