u/jwolfeeey

Hi!

First time posting here. Last June 2025, I had bloodwork done and mostly everything came back pretty normal except for my iron (results below). My doctor at the time said it’s all normal due to being on birth control pill.
I got a new doctor this spring and they didn’t like my test results, so we re-tested about a year apart, and I have been off birth control since August now, so obviously that has nothing to do with my results now that I posted below. I don’t have heavy periods, in fact I rarely get a period, I have only had 4 since August after being off BC. I am constantly tired and exhausted, but I don’t know if I’ve just been living this way for so long that I didn’t realize other symptoms I may have that seem normal to me actually could be iron deficiency? Either way, can anyone help me make sense of the below while I wait on my doctors phone call? CBC & CMP all normal. I’ve also slowly experienced major hair thinning over the last few years too.

June 2025:
Ferritin 27, normal range 11-306.8
Iron 232, normal range 50-212 (high)
Transferrin 393, normal range 203-362 (high)
TIBC 550, normal range 260-430 (high)

June 2026:
Ferritin 22, normal range 30-307 (low)
TIBC 480.2, normal range 250-450 (high)
Iron 92, normal range 50-212
Transferrin 343, normal range 202-362
UIBC 388, normal range 155-355 (high)