“I remain hopeful that I will successfully work through my treatment, lower my ferritin, manage any associated conditions and live my life to the fullest, despite my HH. - I wish the best to those of you similarly affected with HH as well. Medical research indicates that end organ damage begins at a when serum ferritin is in excess of 1000ug/mL”
Patrick is a member of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society; and that he is an enthusiastic one is proved by his sharing this story!
What is most amazing, as far as I am concerned, is that out of all his symptoms that could be attributed to HH, he only ever experienced joint pain in the thumb and forefinger of both his hands!
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After All These Years, of ‘Preaching,’ Lecturing, and Writing, I have found that Richard's story is not unique. Read more here.
Article comments
1 - Dr. Joseph S. Maresca
Does this disease recede with chelation therapy?
2 - Marie Warder
Dear Doctor,
I have never been enthusiastic about chelation. In my opinion â€" which is also that of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society, as well as the experts like Professor Tom Bothwell of South Africa, et al - it is a bit like Nero fiddling while Rome burned. There are occasions when short-term chelation therapy is useful, but it never removes all the iron â€" as venesection - would, leaving a residue which, in time becomes toxic
3 - Marie Warder
I shall never understand why a "dash" ends up looking like this..?