NFR-Iron Update on Marilyn's Blood Donation. It worked but...

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marilynfl

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I honestly can't figure this out. Have seriously improved my intake/timing of iron for over a month now and ferritin blood work increased from 7.08 all the way to 19.4 last Friday.

Yesterday was our work donation day and I CONFIDENTLY stuck my thumb out for the new "squeeze and read" method for checking iron level. OneBlood no longer uses needle prick readings and the minimum score to donate is 12.5.

My right thumb reading was....10.2 !!

I almost swore out loud.

(I did, however, swear inside my head.)

I put out my left thumb to be scanned and 60 seconds later it read...12.6 !

So I squeaked by to donate, but still don't understand what's going on with my body. I should have plenty of iron in me by now. In fact, I could probably make STEEL if I got too close to a Bessemer Converter.

So confused.

 
When I do finger sticks for blood glucose, it can vary a lot between tests only seconds apart.

I think the accuracy of the machines is suspect.
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I've had screening nurses blame equipment used

for the wide swings in readings, too. I've even been given a cookie. a glass of juice and asked to join the queue again - and then passed. Congratulations, Marilyn! Colleen

 
I can't help myself... So, basically, barb_b, (i.e. me) acting as an MD, wants to know were you

chewing all of your food on your left side of your mouth vs. the right? : )

As an engineer, and a numbers person, you know that this is crazy.....

Don't get caught up in the numbers. Thanks for your donation.

 
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