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Wow....that's great. If you can keep the HGB up with the copper, then by all means, a venesection(phlebotomy) should be doable to get the excess iron out.
John's doctor approved him getting therapeutic phlebotomies as long as his HGB was at 10 or above. He only gets 250 ml removed each time though because a full one is too taxing on him. If your HGB remains stable over the next couple of months, then they should approve it.
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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