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whats the highest your iron suppose to be?
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High amounts of iron and iron storage can often be a problem for people with HCV.. Do you have HCV?
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my iron was very high...doc wanted me to give blood for like 7 months to lower the levels before treatment...
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Here's an article about iron and hcv

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/Iron%20overload.pdf

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I was told by my hepatologist that too high levels of iron can cause cirrhosis, by and of, itself.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_overload

Look into getting tested for hemochromotosis.

That's what it ended up being for me.

The hep C didn't help either.

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thnxz u guyz but my iron is 9.9 and im pregnant so they say thts to low so wat can i do to get it up,thats y i ask wats the high number for iron and whats the low number for iron.
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