I got my lab results back. Now, I just have to wait to hear back from my doctor about how much iron I should be taking and whether I should be doing anything else.
Test Name Value Reference Range
Iron, Serum 18 35 - 155 ug/DL
Iron Saturation 5 15 - 55 %
Hemoglobin 9.2 11.1 - 15.9 g/DL
C - Reactive Protein 11.7 0.0 - 4.9 mg/L
I highlighted what I think are the most important values that were out of range on my results. Yes, I read my own lab results. I needed some help from Kim and Google on some of them though.
As expected my iron and hemoglobin levels are nowhere near where they should be. I'm not sure how worried I should be about this because I know my levels have been this low before.
The C-Reactive Protein test is interesting because it measures general levels of inflammation in my body. Crohn's must be hard at work inflaming everything. I'm surprised I'm not having more issues.
