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Iron Enemy - HEMOCHROMATOSIS

Are You Dying
From Too Much Iron?

This disease is also known as IRON OVERLOAD. That
means we have too much iron in our bodies and can't get
rid of it. There is help though, if caught in time before
any organ damage is done. Phlebotomies, (blood letting),
like giving blood at the blood bank. So simple, but,
first they have to diagnose you with the disease.
That's the hard part, because no one is looking for the
disease. It is a hereditary disease. If one shows
up with it, all members of the family need to be checked
for it.

My son has it, and I have it. My son, who is 34, stands
a chance of living out a normal life with treatment.
I have a lot of organ damage and congestive heart failure,
arthritis, body pain that is unbelievable. I use a
cane, walker and a wheelchair. I am a diabetic, brought
on by the Hemochromatosis, who takes over 185 units of
insulin a day, plus three insulin pills a day, plus 22
other pills a day. Shots and pills, that is my life.

I am 55 years old, disabled and given, hopefully, until
I'm 60 to live. Don't feel sorry for me. I have
probably saved some lives by getting them to have their
doctors check them for the disease. I'll be happy if I
save more. Please check out the links and learn about
this disease. You may have it and not even know it. You
may be tired all the time, have arthritis, stomach
problems, high liver profiles on your blood tests, heart
problems, problems that doctors can find no reason for,
or your tests all come back normal. Severe Vertigo,
bowel problems, colon problems, pain in the upper right
abdomen, in your liver area.

There are a lot more problems you could be having, check
the links.

My goal now is to spread the word as fast as I can
about this disease...Remember it's name..
"HEMOCHROMATOSIS".

"Hemo" is blood..."Chroma" is color and "Tosis" is
disease. If you think about it, iron rusts when left
out in the weather. Basically that's what happens to
the organs that have too much iron. Autopsies done on
those with this disease show that the organs have a
brown tone to them. This is not a blood disease,
but a metabolism disease. The liver is one of the main
affected areas. Untreated, you can develop cirrhosis
of the liver.

Let's save lives...Spread the word about
HEMOCHROMATOSIS.

MORE IMPORTANT - HAVE YOUR DOCTOR
RUN THE FOLLOWING TESTS ON YOU:
TIBC - SERUM FERRITIN -
AND SATURATION PERCENNNTAGE.

IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
OR THE LIFE OF
SOMEONE YOU LOVE