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You joke, but I have a condition where my iron content builds up relatively quickly, and the best thing they've still figured out as a cure is blood letting.
by araes 12y ago
You joke, but I have a condition where my iron content builds up relatively quickly, and the best thing they've still figured out as a cure is blood letting.
- chrisBob 12y agoI have heard of this, and I think that is probably the only modern reason for blood letting. I think there is a similar condition in people who get frequent blood transfusions.
- dm2 12y agoApparently they're really good to use when re-attaching a finger, they prevent pooling and release a blood-thinner to prevent clotting.
- escherplex 12y agoThese are just nervous jokes following the ongoing demise of antibiotics. But, having to resort to venipuncture for treatment of hemochromatosis must be tough. Hope your phlebotomist also prescribed some chelating agents to reduce frequency of treatment.
- araes 12y agoLuckily they caught it relatively early on because a family member had it, so its been semi-easy to manage.