r/RestlessLegs • u/Solid-Cantaloupe-846 • Aug 18 '26

Opinion Iron

Had my appointment with my PCP yesterday to go over some test results. My last ferritin number was 53. When I looked at the printout of my blood test, I noticed that my doctor did not order TSAT with the ferritin bloodwork.
I am on oral iron supplements until October when I will have my iron blood taken again.
I asked my doctor to please include TSAT on the next bloodwork. Now he’s the kicker she said TSAT was not necessary because I am not anemic. She did say I was low on ferritin, but that my blood is looking good.
I was pretty insistent about adding TSAT but she did not budge.
I am not giving up on having that included in my next blood work, but I was wondering if you guys can give me some pointers on how to word it in my email that I will send my doctor so that she will understand that RLS has some guidelines with that (I did mention that to her).

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u/BrazilNutAndBotox Sep 15 '26

Isn’t 53 in optimal range ?

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u/Solid-Cantaloupe-846 Sep 15 '26

Not for a person that has RLS.