Lowering Iron Through Phebotomy

[Guest guest]

Can anyone recommend a physician/health care provider in Georgia

willing to perform or write a prescription for therapeutic

phlebotomy (or anywhere else for that matter).

 

I've had my iron levels tested and they are always on the high-

normal to high range. Fortunately I do not have hemochromatosis (as

evidenced by my ferritin levels), but still lowering my iron could

do no harm and only benefit my health.

 

However, I must have seen to close to ten physicians, including

several " alterntative/integrative " providers (so they claim) and

none of them are willing to provide or write a prescription for

therapeutic phlebotomy.

 

Unfortunately I cannot donate blood due to medication I take. I

have no health reasons as to why I couldn't undergo phlebotomy (in

fact I used to donate blood in the past before beginning medication

which cannot be donated).

 

I'd greatly appreciate if anyone can reference any providers that

could help me with this. Thanks.

 

mikej

[Guest guest]

I don't know about your local donation system, but in Canada you could

certainly (falsely) answer the medication questions and do regular

donations.

 

After the nurse examiner has done some final questioning, we are given a

sheet with two bar-code stickers on them. One is for " YES " , the other

for " NO, do not use my blood " . It's completely confidential and allows

donaters a 'way out' for whatever reason the donor feels is necessary.

You then go and donate the blood as normal, and when the samples arrive

for testing, the computer sees the NO code and rejects the donation

outright.

 

David

 

mikez2010 wrote:

 

>Can anyone recommend a physician/health care provider in Georgia

>willing to perform or write a prescription for therapeutic

>phlebotomy (or anywhere else for that matter).

>

>Unfortunately I cannot donate blood due to medication I take. I

>have no health reasons as to why I couldn't undergo phlebotomy (in

>fact I used to donate blood in the past before beginning medication

>which cannot be donated).

>

[Guest guest]

My husband gives blood voluntarily for high iron and probable hemachromatosis.

The blood testing for hemachromatosis is more complex than allopathic doctors

realize and it is not just a matter of testing to see how high one's iron is.

The testing that should be done is not routine and probably expensive, so

routine screening is not done. Donating blood at a blood bank is done more or

less as David has described in Canada. There are many disorders that do not

allow you to give blood and certain medications useage, etc., but if you don't

have those conditions and are not on those drugs the blood banks will gladly

accept your blood here in the US. Good luck!

 

Linda

 

David Elfstrom <listbox wrote:

I don't know about your local donation system, but in Canada you could

certainly (falsely) answer the medication questions and do regular

donations.

 

After the nurse examiner has done some final questioning, we are given a

sheet with two bar-code stickers on them. One is for " YES " , the other

for " NO, do not use my blood " . It's completely confidential and allows

donaters a 'way out' for whatever reason the donor feels is necessary.

You then go and donate the blood as normal, and when the samples arrive

for testing, the computer sees the NO code and rejects the donation

outright.

 

David

 

mikez2010 wrote:

 

>Can anyone recommend a physician/health care provider in Georgia

>willing to perform or write a prescription for therapeutic

>phlebotomy (or anywhere else for that matter).

>

>Unfortunately I cannot donate blood due to medication I take. I

>have no health reasons as to why I couldn't undergo phlebotomy (in

>fact I used to donate blood in the past before beginning medication

>which cannot be donated).

>