Update iron and other things that go crunch ...

[my little penguin]

Recap DS started iron supplements in jan due to low ferritin.
Levels in ferritin are now at the lower end of normal .
Serum iron was low.
Cliff notes version per Gi - ferritin is moving in the right direction recheck in three months. Serum iron is useless -disregard.
Vitamin d levels are mildly increasing recheck three months .
Otherwise DS is considered stable not under full control but more of a revolving system sorta thing .
I like stable .
A definitive no more raw veggies since they have been irritating his Gi tract and coming out the way they went in.

Fecal cal ordered to as a check .

 

[theOcean]

Would an iron transfusion be up for consideration? Or are they not quite that low? I deal with ferritin problems and constantly take iron supplements (proferrin), as well. I hope your son improves soon!

 

[my little penguin]

All his other iron numbers etc are good hgb is really good so we have time to let the ferritin increase . It was 9.8 and now is 29 . 10 is the bottom of the normal range .
No need for iron infusions .

 

[theOcean]

Oh! That's wonderful then, I'm glad.

 

[DustyKat]

Thanks for the update mlp.

So good to hear that most things are heading in the right direction and I hope iron soon does an about face and catches up with his mates! Good luck!

Mmmmm…stable…one of my three favourite words, along with normal and boring! :lol:

Onwards and Upwards young penguin!

Dusty. xxx

 

[Tesscorm]

Good update! :thumright:

Hoping the FC only underscores the good results!

 

[Jmrogers4]

Yay! for stable. Hope it continues for a long time.