http://hemochromatosis.info Navigating the world of iron overload and hereditary hemochromatosis. Wed, 21 May 2008 03:54:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Their are many important things to remember when approaching a healthy diet when you have hereditary hemochromatosis. An easy rule of thumb I found is this: When donating blood, they give you a pamphlet (designed for normal to slightly anemic people) that outlines all of the iron rich ... http://hemochromatosis.info/2008/05/21/hemochromatosis-diet/ How did you find out that you had Hemochromatosis?  I get asked this question quite a bit.  The truth is, I was feeling run down for several years and was experiencing joint pain in my hands, knees and ankles for several years, and nobody could tell me why.  One doctor ... http://hemochromatosis.info/2008/05/06/aches-fatigue-and-libido-loss/ Here are a couple more things to consider in the long term management of your hemochromatosis.  First of all, avoiding iron rich foods is a good idea to a certain extent.  This can partially be offset by eating iron blocking foods such as drinking black tea.  Also keep in mind ... http://hemochromatosis.info/2008/04/30/some-dos-and-donts/ I just did my regular donation last Friday, or two days ago.  I have come to realize that there is an important way that I manage the days that I need to give blood so that I can pass through those days easily.  I have subconsciously organized myself to avoid ... http://hemochromatosis.info/2008/04/28/phlebotomy-day/ If there is one piece of advice I could give everyone who is newly diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis, it would be this:  demand that they use the small blood test needles as opposed to the large blood donation needles.  The reasons are many (hurts less, bleeds less, heals more quickly, ... http://hemochromatosis.info/2008/04/22/big-needles-little-needles/ When I was first diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis,  it was discovered because after a routing blood check/physical my doctor said my iron levels were elevated.  They were in fact, off the charts.  We spent two weeks, checked again, and my iron levels were still highly elevated.  The next thing we ... http://hemochromatosis.info/2008/04/18/getting-the-diagnosis/ Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! http://hemochromatosis.info/2008/04/16/hello-world/