Hi Chirley,
My ferritin level and two liver tests (ASAT and ALAT) are controlled once a month. The liver tests have always been OK - the first years they controlled more liver tests like bilirubin, GT and ALP but since my liver works well they only control ASAT and ALAT now. The first sign of iron intoxication is increased ASAT and ALAT.
You know they don't really know if MDS patients do better with low ferritin level but all types of patients with a hematological disease that are going to have a SCT ought to try to get the ferritin level down before the SCT.
http://www.haematologica.org/cgi/content/full/95/3/364
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
142 units of PRC since dx May 2006. Desferal iv 4 days with transfusions since Aug 2007. Exjade 2 tabl รก 250 mg since Aug 2009. June 2010 after transfusions every week ferritin 5600. Thalidomide 50 mg 4 caps/week and Prednisone 5 mg/day since June 2010. Latest transfusion 10th Sept
and latest ferritin value 1800.