Iron blood test results

[vvs1]

My iron results are

Iron 37 - 181 ug/dL 174
TIBC 261 - 462 ug/dL 302
Iron-Saturation% 15 - 55 % 58
Ferritin 17.9 - 464 ng/mL 124

I asked for these tests after I found that iron overload matched many of my symptoms. I felt better after taking meat out of my diet. And these tests are 3 or 4 days after I began the diet.

My doc said the results are acceptable yet I'm skeptical since the numbers are high after days without iron intake.

What do you guys think?

 

[scherbs]

First off, the numbers are not high.
Secondly, simply taking meat out of your diet will not appreciably lower your iron levels in just a few days. The body has ample iron stores to buffer.
I really doubt that your 'symptoms' are due to iron overload (a serious condition).
If you feel better w/o meat, though, more power to you

 

[vvs1]

Thanks for the response. I'm going to reduce my iron intake and do blood donations.

The reference ranges online range the iron saturation up to 50%, which makes me 8% over. It's worth a shot to reduce it.