hemochromatosis and COVID-19: the specifics (part 2 of 4)

For those of us with hemochromatosis, the unknowns of COVID-19 can be nerve-racking. We’re not sure how the infection could potentially affect us. It’s still such a new virus that doctors and researchers haven’t had time to study the relationship between COVID-19 and iron. Here’s the current info on how infections and viruses tend to show up in people with iron overload.

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INTERVIEW WITH THE HAPPY OLD LADY

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH BOB

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH BATTLE ON

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH SC IRON WOMAN

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH SANDY BEACH GAL

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH ANONYMOUS

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH COUNTRY MOMMA

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH SHELLSHOCKED

“I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results.”

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INTERVIEW WITH PRINCESS OF GENOVIA

Diagnosed at age 19.

“Always had period problems, but it stopped in August of my freshman year of college. It didn’t return for almost a year later. A couple months before that, my hair started to fall out and get really thin. Doctors misdiagnosed me with endometriosis, PCOS, and iron-deficiency anemia until my blood work came back abnormal.”

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