[NefCanuck]

darkpuppet,Nov 29 2006, 01:39 PM Wrote:Well, I got the call from the doc's office to come in for a chat.  Of course I'm thinking, "uh oh.. there goes my fatty diet! :( ".. but turns out that's not entirely the case.  my HDL is extremely high, and my LDL is only borderline..

but turns out I have nearly double the high limit of iron in my system.. .and I'm not taking any supplements.

So I get to go back for tests to see if I have hemachromatosis... an inability to properly metabolise iron.  Nothing serious, but I may have to become a regular blood donor as the only treatment is bleeding...  which could be handy if I were looking for a vampire chick to date...
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Was this caught as part of a regularly scheduled yearly checkup DP? Interestiong method of treatment, give blood, I wish I could get rid of even half my laundry list of health problems that easily :P

Speaking as someone who used to avoid doctors like the plague until after my auto accident in '99. I can say that regularly yearly checkups on your own body are just as important than any maintenance we do on the machines in our lives.

Remember folks, you're stuck with your body, you can't trade it in on a newer model ;)

NefCanuck