[Matthew42]

Hello mola-tecta,

Thank you for your kind wishes.

My mother's blood held over 9 for a week. Her blood still dropped (no rise), but she's never held above 9.0 seven days after a transfusion. I guess that's a good thing.

I'm wondering why your mother's hematologist is so adamant on starting Exjade? 2400 is really not that high in iron overload terms. Sure, if you google, they act like anything over 1000 is really high on the surface, but from the research I've done, it's not alarming. My mother's hematologist says my mom has iron overload, but it's not that concerning right now, even though she was over 3000 two months ago. She just talked about addressing it later on. Every hematologist is different.

I've read about people who have had super high iron overload for several years, and they ended up perfectly fine. Again, already having a heart or liver problem makes the issue more pressing.

Have you tried natural means to lower iron overload? I've read about wheatgrass/turmeric/quercetin/resveratrol doing wonders for some people.

Health and happiness to you and to your mother.