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[quote=Anonymous]Not the OP but copper is essential for iron and has effects on iron binding in excess or in deficiency.

I will also remind all those reading that the lab ranges on the lab results you get are only for the population average at the time. Thats why they change over years. Look at your most recent lab results and then 2-3 years back. The "normal" range is not the same.  The range provided DOES NOT mean optimal. You are only being compared against those you who are also getting the same test in X period of time.

For example, in 2023 my ferritin was 30 with a normal range provided as 16-154. Compared to early 2025 ferritin 72 (thanks to iron infusion in late 2024) range of normal 12-122. Anything under 30 should basically get an iron infusion. I only got one in 2024 because I had a severe hemorrhage from childbirth. Interestingly enough, low ferritin and anemia are risk factors for hemorrhage.

OP may sound nutty to you but she isnt necessarily wrong. My baby had to have blood drawn for allergy testing and for iron. The first due to anaphalyxis, the second is part of the 12 mo well visit. Why couldnt they add trace mineral testing especially for cofactors? A blood draw at Childrens is not traumatic.

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