▲ 6 r/thalassemia
Is damage just inevitable?
Always had ferritin around 400-600 (at its worst 2000 for a period of like 2 months). Am 27 in Australia. I would like to have a child as a female thal major but despite my ferritin being low I already developed hypothyroidism and hypogonadism and have suspected insulin resistance (borderline). Past MRIs were fine
Am I just doomed to have other organs fail down the track? I would like to have a child soon and I heard I will be transfused so much more often and I’m worried if this just means that after my pregnancy I am just doomed to have some other issue whether it be osteoporosis or cardiac issues from the increased amount of transfusions.
Can I just die from all these things …. Please help a severely complicated patient.
u/Emotional_Hand_8908 — 12 days ago