Screening for the "Celtic Curse" - BBC Scotland

Thousands of people are being offered screening for genetic haemochromatosis by our charity, following the death of an Aberdeenshire woman last year.
This report from BBC Scotland was broadcast on 1st February 2024.
For further details : www.haemochromatosis.org.uk/N...

[@mattfossey2602]

I was diagnosed in my early 50s. I now regularly donate blood as I am on the HAE register. This way my Fe rich O Rh +ve does some good instead of being destroyed as it was after venesection. Good luck to all fellow carriers!!

[@ohsoscenty6242]

I’m 35 and found out last year after doing 23 and me that I have two copies of the C282y variant. Transferrin saturation is 61% last blood test but ferritin is lower obviously due to my age and gender. My cousins 14 year old son is now in the middle of being diagnosed due to alarming blood results.

[@rosemary8051]

An indicator of risk not mentioned is arthritis in the ankles that was not triggered by an injury, especially at a younger age than is common for arthritis. Knuckles are another common problem area. I suffered from this, together with fatigue and depression, for about 10 years before anyone thought to test my iron levels. I had so many other blood tests during those 10 years! When I tell people about haemochromatosis, many of them say they know they haven't got it because they " had a blood test and it was fine". But when I ask what they had tested, they have no idea. Routine blood tests that show anaemia don't reveal iron overload, because they don't measure iron. They use haemoglobin. My first step was a blood test for ferritin. This was much too high, so the genetic test followed.

[@luluvsraven]

Made in Scotland….from girders.

[@andreeniem8780]

Lol so funny

[@Whatareyoudoingwithyourlife]

Haemochromatosis is also common for Irish & Welsh. 1 in 5 Irish have the gene. 1 in 85 irish have Haemochromatosis. Get tested.